Comanche Station (1960)

A man saves a woman who had been kidnapped by Comanches, then struggles to get both of them home alive.

Director:

Budd Boetticher

Writer:

Burt Kennedy

Stars:

Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Randolph Scott	...	Jefferson Cody
Nancy Gates	...	Nancy Lowe
Claude Akins	...	Ben Lane
Skip Homeier	...	Frank
Richard Rust	...	Dobie
Rand Brooks	...	Station Man
Dyke Johnson	...	John Lowe

Storyline

Loner Cody trades with the Comanches to get a white girl released. He is joined on his way back to the girl's husband by an outlaw and his sidekicks. It turns out there is a large reward for the return of the girl, and with the Indians on the warpath and the outlaw being an old enemy of Cody's, things are set for several showdowns.

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Plot Keywords:

comanche tribe | scalping | new mexico | husband wife reunion | blind man | 

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Taglines:

The One-Man War Against The Comancheros!

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Indian Sign Language North American Indian

Release Date:

March 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Einer gibt nicht auf

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Ranown Pictures Corp.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Eastman Color)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Opening credits: The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional.

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Goofs

The male cowboy characters wear full front button shirts which were not available , nor in style, until the 1920s. They are also wearing pants with belt loops (also manufactured later) as well as hats which were not sewn using machines available at the time.

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Quotes

Ben Lane: Oh, I admit I've never had much luck when it comes to women. Oh, I've run with a few, but nothing you could call serious. Except maybe that little gal down in Sonora. She said right out that she wanted to marry me. She told everybody... everybody but her husband. Oh, he came within
[Making a finger gesture]
Ben Lane: that of doing me with a scatter gun. That taught me a lesson though - always check the brand to make sure you aren't driving another man's stock.

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Connections

Featured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)

User Reviews

Your basic solid western with a twist ending

A magazine article recently cited this movie as an underrated western. I certainly agree. Randolph Scott made his best westerns in the latter part of his career, and this is one of those. The movie examines the old west moral code of right v. wrong and raps up with a surprising twist ending that gives cynicism a kick in the rear end. Not a big splashy western, but a solid little one.