Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone continues Budd Boetticher's famed cycle of Westerns starring Randolph Scott, although this is perhaps the series' lightest, silliest outing. All of the Boetticher/Scott Westerns are notable for giving the normally dour Western hero a sense of humor and a ready grin, but this film in particular is dominated by a loose, slapstick feel. The hero is largely incompetent,