Decision at Sundown
At last the search was over...
1957 · 78 min · ★ 6.3 · Western
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
Directed by Budd Boetticher · Written by Charles Lang
Your Rating
Cast
-
Randolph Scott Bart Allison -
John Carroll Tate Kimbrough -
Karen Steele Lucy Summerton -
Valerie French Ruby James -
Noah Beery Jr. Sam -
John Archer Dr. John Storrow -
Andrew Duggan Sheriff Swede Hansen -
James Westerfield Otis, the Bartender -
John Litel Charles Summerton -
Ray Teal Morley Chase -
Vaughn Taylor Mr. Baldwin -
Richard Deacon Reverend Zaron
Make it a double feature
2h 36m togetherBoth from Budd Boetticher.
The Ranown Cycle Westerns CollectionSee all →
7 Men from Now · 19567 Men from Now
★ 6.81956
MovieWestern
Former sheriff Ben Stride, haunted by the loss of his wife in a Wells Fargo robbery, hunts for the seven men responsible for her death – along the way, encountering a couple heading west for California, and an outlaw he once arrested.
The Tall T · 1957The Tall T
★ 7.01957
MovieWestern
Pat Brennan's luck is about to go from bad to worse; after gambling his horse away, he gets a ride from Willard and Doretta Mims. However, their stagecoach is hijacked by a trio of merciless bandits, led by ruthless Frank Usher. As Usher holds the passengers hostage, Brennan falls in love with Doretta and develops a risky plan to free himself and the Mimses, leading to a bloody final standoff.
Buchanan Rides Alone · 1958Buchanan Rides Alone
★ 6.61958
MovieWestern
Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.
Ride Lonesome · 1959Ride Lonesome
★ 6.71959
MovieWestern
On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a recently-widowed woman, with the murderer's brother and his men in hot pursuit.
Westbound · 1959Westbound
★ 6.41959
MovieWestern
As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to Union banks through a small Colorado town, defying Southern sympathizers who aim to stop him at any cost.
Comanche Station · 1960Comanche Station
★ 6.71960
MovieWestern
A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.
More from Budd BoetticherSee all →
The Rifleman · 1958The Rifleman
★ 7.11958
SeriesAction & AdventureWestern
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.
Two Mules for Sister Sara · 1970Two Mules for Sister Sara
★ 7.01970
MovieWestern
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Maverick · 1957Maverick
★ 7.01957
SeriesComedyWestern
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.
The Tall T · 1957The Tall T
★ 7.01957
MovieWestern
Pat Brennan's luck is about to go from bad to worse; after gambling his horse away, he gets a ride from Willard and Doretta Mims. However, their stagecoach is hijacked by a trio of merciless bandits, led by ruthless Frank Usher. As Usher holds the passengers hostage, Brennan falls in love with Doretta and develops a risky plan to free himself and the Mimses, leading to a bloody final standoff.
The More the Merrier · 1943The More the Merrier
★ 6.91943
MovieComedyRomance
It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.
7 Men from Now · 19567 Men from Now
★ 6.81956
MovieWestern
Former sheriff Ben Stride, haunted by the loss of his wife in a Wells Fargo robbery, hunts for the seven men responsible for her death – along the way, encountering a couple heading west for California, and an outlaw he once arrested.
The Killer Is Loose · 1956The Killer Is Loose
★ 6.71956
MovieCrimeThriller
A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.
Ride Lonesome · 1959Ride Lonesome
★ 6.71959
MovieWestern
On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a recently-widowed woman, with the murderer's brother and his men in hot pursuit.
Comanche Station · 1960Comanche Station
★ 6.71960
MovieWestern
A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.
The Man from the Alamo · 1953The Man from the Alamo
★ 6.61953
MovieWestern
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Unable to expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead.
Buchanan Rides Alone · 1958Buchanan Rides Alone
★ 6.61958
MovieWestern
Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.
Blood and Sand · 1941Blood and Sand
★ 6.51941
MovieDramaRomance
Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.
Cover Girl · 1944Cover Girl
★ 6.41944
MovieMusicComedy
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
Westbound · 1959Westbound
★ 6.41959
MovieWestern
As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to Union banks through a small Colorado town, defying Southern sympathizers who aim to stop him at any cost.
Horizons West · 1952Horizons West
★ 6.31952
MovieWestern
Following the Civil War, brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas, where ambitious Dan turns to rustling and then shady land deals to build an empire. Being held for a murder, he's rescued from a lynch mob by Neil, now the Marshal, but they have an inevitable falling-out.
A Time for Dying · 1969A Time for Dying
★ 6.31969
MovieWestern
Passing through a town, a farm boy aspiring to be a bounty hunter rescues a woman who has been tricked into working in its brothel and the two travel towards his father's ranch.
More Like This
The Outlaw · 1943The Outlaw
★ 5.41943
MovieWesternDrama
Newly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.
7 Men from Now · 19567 Men from Now
★ 6.81956
MovieWestern
Former sheriff Ben Stride, haunted by the loss of his wife in a Wells Fargo robbery, hunts for the seven men responsible for her death – along the way, encountering a couple heading west for California, and an outlaw he once arrested.
Dead Man · 1995Dead Man
★ 7.31995
MovieDramaFantasy
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
Wyatt Earp · 1994Wyatt Earp
★ 6.81994
MovieWesternDrama
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.
Young Guns · 1988Young Guns
★ 6.71988
MovieWestern
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Dodge City · 1939Dodge City
★ 6.91939
MovieWestern
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.
Troublemakers · 1994Troublemakers
★ 6.21994
MovieWesternComedy
Two brothers who hate themselves are going to spend Christmas with their mother. She tries to get them together.
Young Guns II · 1990Young Guns II
★ 6.51990
MovieWesternAdventure
Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.
They Call Me Trinity · 1970They Call Me Trinity
★ 7.51970
MovieActionComedy
The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.
El Dorado · 1966El Dorado
★ 7.41966
MovieWesternDrama
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
No Country for Old Men · 2007No Country for Old Men
★ 8.02007
MovieCrimeThriller
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Unforgiven · 1992Unforgiven
★ 7.91992
MovieWestern
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West · 1991An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
★ 6.31991
MovieAnimationFamily
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan.
Tall in the Saddle · 1944Tall in the Saddle
★ 6.61944
MovieWestern
When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.
