Product Details

• Actors: Audie Murphy, Susan Cabot, Dan Duryea, Abbe Lane, Russell Johnson
• Directors: Jesse Hibbs
• Writers: D.D. Beauchamp, Ellis Marcus, George Zuckerman
• Producers: John W. Rogers
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783241968
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,079 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Audie Murphy stars in this cookie-cutter revenge Western as a squeaky-clean Boy Scout hunting the man who killed his family, but it only crackles to life when black hat Dan Duryea steps onscreen with his hyena laugh and troublemaking high spirits. A corrupt sheriff and a scheming lawyer send eager beaver Murphy to arrest Duryea, a wanted killer and a devious foe, and are astounded when Murphy delivers--he was never intended to survive the experience. But Duryea takes a liking to the kid who orders a glass of water in a tough bar ("To drink?" asks the bartender incredulously), and tags along on his quest as a grinning shadow sidekick, leading him through the underworld and stirring things up just to see the fireworks. The rest of the film is often plodding and predictable, and the second-rate cast never makes an impression. It's Susan Cabot's third turn as Murphy's love interest, but there's hardly a spark between them. A stiff Russell Johnson--the Professor from Gilligan's Island--shows up as a hard-drinking henchman. --Sean Axmaker

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Audie's best westerns!, July 14, 2000

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KC "KC" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ride Clear of Diablo [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you like Westerns, (and even if you don't) this is a throughly enjoyable little film featuring the underrated Audie Murphy. Directed by Jesse Hibbs (who also directed Audie in his biographic film "To Hell and Back"), from the very beginning, the film never gets boring. Audie plays a young man out to search for the murderer of his brother and father, and is led by the sheriff and local lawyer to search in a seedy place called Diablo. There, he runs into 'bad guy' Dan Dureya, and this is where the film really takes off, as the screen team of Murphy and Dureya just really 'click' which is more than you can say for the romance between Murphy and Susan Cabot -- but that does not spoil this movie one iota. There's lots of shooting, intrigue and fancy riding by Murphy (who did his own stunts). Not to mention the supporting role of Russell Johnson as another local 'bad guy' and a good number of Universal's film cowboys make appearances as well. You can safely watch this film with the kids...hopefully, Universal will release Audie's 1955 film "Destry" soon!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Audie Murphy westerns., October 6, 2002

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D. R. Schryer (Poquoson, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ride Clear of Diablo [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Audie Murphy was the most decorated soldier of World War II. After the war he made a career in movies, mostly westerns. Because some of Murphy's westerns were routine B movies, the good ones he made have often been overlooked or under appreciated. Ride Clear of Diablo was one of Murphy's best. In it Murphy plays a man out to find the gang of cattle rustlers who killed his father and brother. A crooked sheriff -- who is involved with the rustlers -- sends him to a seedy town called Diablo to seek out a dangerous killer (played by Dan Duryea) with the expectation that Murphy's character will not come back alive. To everyone's surprise Murphy survives his encounter with Duryea, who eventually takes a liking to him. After various twists and turns of plot Murphy finally learns that the sheriff and town lawyer are the leaders of the gang of rustlers and -- with some unexpected help from bad-guy Duryea -- gets his revenge. Admittedly, this is not a great movie, but it is an exciting, well-done western which should please most western fans. I hope that someday it will be released in DVD, but I wouldn't count on it. If you're a western fan, I suggest that you get this VHS while this little gem of a western is still available.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DON'T RIDE CLEAR OF THIS MOVIE !, May 1, 2009

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David M. Goode "zen master of useless trivia" (Yonkers N.Y.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ride Clear of Diablo (DVD)

Ride Clear of Diablo is like any number of movies made by America's most decorated war hero,Audie Murphy.Murphy plays his typical role of a quiet,unassuming cowboy who the bad guys constantly underestimate because of his slight stature and boyish looks.Something they come to regret by the time of the final shoot-out.Susan Cabot was his love interest here,and the actress was never more beautiful.The real stand-out performance comes from Dan Duryea as a black-clad gunfighter who takes a liking to Murphy's character.Duryea steals every scene that he's in.This along with Ride a Crooked Trail is my favorite Murphy western.It's great fun and well worth a look.