Product: Westbound (1959)
Rating: 5.0
An old gem, rediscovererd!
I remember seeing this movie at The Drake theater on Woodhaven Blvd. (which is an Italian Restaurant now!) in Queens, NY in '60 or '61 at a Saturday afternoon kiddie Matinee with some friends who are long gone now. I was 7 or 8 at the time and the movie stood out when I saw it. It was superior to the usual dreck that they played (Sinbad and Cheesie Horror Movies) This was a Western and a Randolph Scott Western to boot. Years later when I got more "sophisticated" i.e. college student I realised it was a Bud Boetticher Western! I knew I was on to something. By the way Karen Steele who plays the eventual widow in the movie was married to Boetticher at the time. Hope this little essay helps.