Ride the High Country

An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.

Cast

Randolph Scott

as Gil Westrum

Joel McCrea

as Steve Judd

Mariette Hartley

as Elsa Knudsen

Ron Starr

as Heck Longtree

Edgar Buchanan

as Judge Tolliver

R.G. Armstrong

as Joshua Knudsen

Jenie Jackson

as Kate

James Drury

as Billy Hammond

L.Q. Jones

as Sylvus Hammond

John Anderson

as Elder Hammond

Reviews

John Chard

Revisonist splendour as Peckinpah starts his thematic obsession. "All I want is to Enter My House Justified" Sam Peckinpah's second feature film is today standing up as a must see and must own for those interested in the Western genre. The film sees ageing lawman Steve Judd land a job of es...

CinemaSerf

I was never a great fan of Randolph Scott or Joel McCrea when they were churning out their standard western fayre, but putting them together here as couple of ageing veterans works really quite well. “Judd” (McCrae) used to be a marshal, but now he’s picking up work when and where he can and his lat...

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