Ride Lonesome

About this Broadcast

A bounty hunter captures young killer Billy John, but his real motive is not the cash reward - he has an old score to settle with his prisoner's brother Frank. As the journey to bring the murderer to justice gets under way, he is counting on a showdown with Frank and accepts the help of two outlaw gunmen for added protection, aware they will try to turn Billy John in themselves for the reward and a pardon. Western, with Randolph Scott, Lee Van Cleef, James Best, James Coburn and Pernell Roberts.

1959 HD subtitles

Movie/Drama Western

Cast & Crew

Randolph Scott (Actor) .. Ben Brigade

Lee Van Cleef (Actor) .. Frank

James Best (Actor) .. Billy John

James Coburn (Actor) .. Wid

Pernell Roberts (Actor) .. Sam Boone

Karen Steele (Actor) .. Carrie Lane

Dyke Johnson (Actor) .. Charlie

Boyd Stockman (Actor) .. Indian Chief

Bennie E Dobbins (Actor) .. Outlaw

Roy Jenson (Actor) .. Outlaw

Boyd `Red" Morgan (Actor) .. Outlaw

Budd Boetticher (Director)

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Did You Know..

Randolph Scott (Actor) .. Ben Brigade

Lee Van Cleef (Actor) .. Frank

James Best (Actor) .. Billy John

James Coburn (Actor) .. Wid

Born: August 31, 1928 in Laurel, Nebraska

Best Known For: A string of movie roles.

Early-life: James Harrison Coburn III was born in Laurel, Nebraska, on August 31, 1928 to Mylet Johnson and James Coburn Jr. He was raised in Compton, California. After studying drama at Los Angeles City College, he made his stage debut at the La Jolla Playhouse in Herman Melville's Billy Budd. He made his film debut in the western Ride Lonesome (1959).

Career: Coburn raised his profile following appearances in The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), Charade (1963), The Americanisation of Emily, and Major Dundee (1965). His other film credits include A Fistful of Dynamite (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) and Cross of Iron (1977). Rheumatoid arthritis limited his output in the 1980s but he enjoyed a career resurgence in the 1990s with supporting roles in the likes of Young Guns II (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Maverick (1994), Eraser (1996), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Affliction (1997), for which he won an Academy Award. He died of a heart attack on November 18, 2002, at the age of 74.

Quote: 'The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life.'

Trivia: Coburn loved fast cars. He voiced the character Henry J Waternoose in Monsters, Inc (2001).