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4 Film Favorites: Randolph Scott Collection (Colt .45 / Fort Worth / Tall Man Riding / Ride the High Country)

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Randolph Scott was probably one of the greatest Western Heroes of the 20th Century...2nd only to the great John Wayne! Most of the films Scott appeared in were Westerns and this excellent collection contains 4! Before I cover the titles...be sure and keep your eyes open for all the character actors! Many would appear later on TV as well as in other classic films!

COLT.45: Scott portrays a salesman of the soon to-be-available firearm. Troubles occur when his demonstrator model is stolen.

FORT WORTH: A wayward outpost sets the stage for a story based on fact. Scott and several volunteers do their best to keep the Mexicans away.

TALL MAN RIDING: Randolph Scott matches wits with an incredibly stubborn horse...'nuff said!

RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY: The very last film for Randolph Scott as well as for Joel McCrea. Two former partners are searching for a gold mine. Included in this arrangement is a very young girl (Mariette Hartley) who is desperate to escape from her abusive Father. It's the "grand finale" for Scott and McCrea..even though the ending is somewhat sad.

There aren't a lot of EXTRAS with the exception of a trailer or two. But I give this collection 5 STARS because the films...as well as their technical quality...are EXCELLENT! Hopefully, Warner Bros will combine another 4 (or possibly 6) Randolph Scott movies in a package similar to this one? Believe me! You're going to watch ALL 4 more than once!

Bought this set as a gift for my father. He loves all of the movies and really enjoyed them. Great Purchase.

Colt 45 is interesting and valuable from an historical view[point--stereotyping of Native Americans....High Country is however worth buying the set...the other 2 are not up to par with Scott's better work as with Botticher

FORT WORTH is not as great as the other movies, but films like RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY with Randolph Scott are as good as they get. COLT .45 later became a TV series of the same name. Warner Brothers used to offer these as singles at the same price you can now buy all four. If you really want to see some of the best Westerns of the 1950s, this is the one to get.

Three of these films I would rate as 4 star for what category they are - 50's vintage color westerns with a great western lead actor - Randolph Scott. An example is Fort Worth, that had a fine plot and many twists to it, keeping you guessing on how it was going to wrap up. We will be watching them again. We found Riding the High Country to be less than what we prefer of these vintage films due to the much later age of the actors and content with some off-color words - it was probably made in the 60s. But as a 4 film package for one price, it is a bargain.