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Director:
Writers:
Berne Giler (novel)
Berne Giler (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 April 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Hellbound for Vengeance for the Flaming Redhead Who Betrayed Him!
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On DVD: The Films of Budd Boetticher, "Camp de Thiaroye"
 (From IFC. 11 November 2008, 7:05 AM, PST)

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Cast

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Randolph Scott ... Capt. John Hayes

Virginia Mayo ... Norma Putnam
Karen Steele ... Jeanie Miller (Rod's wife)
Michael Dante ... Rod Miller (One Arm)
Andrew Duggan ... Clay Putnam (Palace Hotel owner)
Michael Pate ... Mace (Putnam's henchman)
Wally Brown ... Stubby (stage driver)
John Daheim ... Russ (Putnam's gunman) (as John Day)
Walter Barnes ... Willis (Lone Creek station master)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
72 min
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Color:
Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:Approved (certificate #18839)

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Referenced in À bout de souffle (1960) more

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My Comment, 14 February 2004
Author: taklasek from Hazelwood, MO USA

Greeting.

I cannot recall exactly how many times I have watched the film, "Westbound." I saw it in the theaters with my dad in 1959, and on TV many, many times since then. I have always enjoyed Randolph Scott, and Virginia Mayo (from St. Louis)! I liked the story of gold shipments from Julesburg, Colorado to the Federal Treasury. Confederates are waylaying the gold, and Randolph Scott returns to Julesburg to fix the problem.

Great story. Great story within a story of the one armed Federal veteran running a relay station. The color was good too. HOWEVER, what grabbed my attention, and still does, is the musical score! The music, especially the theme for traveling stagecoaches, is perfect, and very melodic!

Music is for me one of the major elements in a film. It must all be taken in together. I want desperately to purchase a VHS or DVD of Westbound so I can view it sans commercials, with great enjoyability!!! One of my very favorite Westerns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terry Klasek

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