The Ride Back

A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.

Cast

Anthony Quinn

as Bob Callen

William Conrad

as Sheriff Chris Hamish

Lita Milan

as Elena

Victor Millan

as Father Ignatius

Jorge Treviño

as Border Guard

Ellen Hope Monroe

as Little girl

Joe Dominguez

as Luis

Louis Towers

as Boy

Reviews

John Chard

Whose shoes would you rather be in? The Ride Back is directed by Allen H. Miner and written by Antony Ellis. It stars Anthony Quinn, William Conrad and Lita Milan. Music is by Frank De Vol and cinematography by Joseph Biroc. Sheriff Chris Hamish (Conrad) tries to extradite popular gunfighter ...

Wuchak

_**A hidden Western Gem**_ "The Ride Back" is a B&W Western from 1957 starring William Conrad (aka "Cannon") as a hard-luck Texas lawman sent to Mexico to bring back a charismatic man wanted for murder, played by Anthony Quinn. Plot-wise, the film is reminiscent of another B&W 1957 Western, "3...

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