Rage at Dawn
Starring:Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers, J. Carrol Naish, Edgar Buchanan, Myron Healey, Howard Petrie, Ray Teal, William Forrest, Denver Pyle, Trevor Bardette, Kenneth Tobey, Dan White, Arthur Space, Dennis Moore, Holly Bane, William Phipps, Guy Prescott, George Wallace, Jimmy Lydon
Director: Tim Whelan
Studio: St Clair Vision
Product Type: DVD
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- "Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns"
- Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer.
- Rage at Dawn
- There are much better Scott films
- Good Randolph Scott Western
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Starring: Randolph Scott , Forrest Tucker , Mala Powers , J. Carrol Naish , and Edgar Buchanan
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ASIN: B00006AUGB
Release Date: 2002-06-18 |
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"Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns".......2007-04-10
RKO Pictures presents "RAGE AT DAWN" (1955) (87 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Starring Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers, J. Carrol Naish & Edgar Buchanan --- Directed by Tim Whelan and released in March 26, 1955, our story line and film, Terrorizing 1866 Indiana, the Reno brothers use the town of Seymour as a safe haven, paying off three crooked town officials. Sent in to clean up the gang is Peterson Detective Agency operative James Barlow, who poses as an outlaw to gain the confidence of the officials and the Renos ... Complicating matters are Barlow's feelings for the Reno sister, Laura, who reluctantly keeps house for the boys out of family loyalty, events heat up and rage surfaces as Barlow sets up the gang in a dawn train robbery --- from the book "Seven Bad Men" by author Frank Gruber --- Scott's presence carried many a mediocre western and, with interesting actors supporting him like Forrest Tucker, J. Carrol Naish, Denver Plye and Edgar Buchanan it's a winner --- The film is shot in California State parks as is reflected on the coloristic cinematography by the cameraman Ray Rennahan, with storyline by Horace McCoy and Frank Gruber, two wonderful screenwriters ... the film is splendidly directed by Tim Whelan --- this will satisfy western lovers and Randolph Scott fans alike.
Under Tim Whelan (Director), Nat Holt (Producer), Frank Gruber (Short Story Author), Horace McCoy (Screenwriter), Ray Rennahan (Cinematographer), Paul Sawtell (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), Harry Marker (Editor), Walter E. Keller (Art Director) - - - - the cast includes Randolph Scott (James Barlow), Forrest Tucker (Frank Reno), Mala Powers (Laura Reno), J. Carrol Naish (Sim Reno), Denver Pyle (Clint Reno), Myron Healey (John Reno), Edgar Buchanan (Judge Hawkins), Ray Teal (Constable Brant), William Forrest (Amos Peterson), Trevor Bardette (Fisher), Kenneth Tobey (Monk Claxton), Chubby Johnson (Hyronemus), Richard Garland (Bill Reno), Howard Petrie (Lattimore) - - - - Randy Scott had a quiet gentleman nature about him which is not seen in the films of today ... Randy took his job and his responsibility to his audience very seriously ,,, would not settle for anything less than his best ... same was true in his personal life.
SPECIAL FEATURES BIOS:
1. Randolph Scott (aka: George Randolph Scott)
Date of birth: 23 January 1898 - Orange County, Virginia
Date of death: 2 March 1987 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Special footnote, George Randolph Scott better known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s ... his popularity grew in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as "Gung Ho"! (1943) and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938); but he was especially famous for his numerous Westerns including "Virginia City" (1940) with Errol Flynn and Humphrey Bogart, "Western Union" (1941) with Robert Young and "Ride the High Country" (1962) with Joel McCrea (a coin was flipped to see whether Scott or McCrea would receive top billing, and Scott won despite having a slightly smaller role) ... his long fistfight with John Wayne in "The Spoilers" (1942) was frequently cited by critics and the press as the most thrilling ever filmed; they were fighting over Marlene Dietrich ... another smash hit film together that same year called "Pittsburgh" (1942) once again with Dietrich, Scott and Wayne --- Daniel Webster defines "Legend", as being a notable person, or the stories told about that person exploits --- well by the time Randolph Scott made his best films he had long established himself as a legend in the film industry --- they say practice makes perfect, if that is true by 1958 at 60 years of age he was the master with these oaters from the 50s ... "The Cariboo Trail" (1950), "The Nevadan" (1950), "Colt .45" (1950), "Santa Fe" (1951), "Sugarfoot" (1951), "Fort Worth" (1951), "Man in the Saddle" (1951), "Carson City" (1952), "The Man Behind the Gun" (1952), "Hangman's Knot" (1952), "Thunder over the Plains" (1953), "The Stranger Wore a Gun" (1953), "Ten Wanted Men" (1954), "Riding Shotgun" (1954), "The Bounty Hunter" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "Tall Man Riding" (1955), "A Lawless Street" (1955), "Seven Men from Now" (1956), "Seventh Cavalry" (1956), "Decision at Sundown: (1957), "Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend" (1957), "The Tall T" (1957), "Buchanan Rides Alone" (1958), "Ride Lonesome" (1959), "Westbound" (1959), "Comanche Station" (1960) --- Scott's age seemed to matter little, they only came to see another Randolph Scott film and always got their money's worth --- Scott's films were good and getting better becoming classics --- so if you wonder "What Ever Happened To Randolph Scott", just rent or purchase one of his films and you'll see he's never left us.
2. Forrest Tucker
Date of Birth: 12 February 1919 - Plainfield, Indiana
Date of Death: 25 October 1986 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
3. Mala Powers
Date of Birth: 20 December 1931, San Francisco, California
Date of death: Still Living
4. J. Carrol Naish
Date of Birth: 21 January 1897 - New York, New York
Date of Death: 24 January 1973 - La Jolla, California
5. Myron Healey
Date of Birth: 8 June 1923 - Petaluma, California
Date of Death: 21 December 2005 - Burbank, California
6. Denver Pyle
Date of Birth: 11 May 1920 - Bethune, Colorado
Date of Death: 25 December 1997 - Burbank, California
7. Edgar Buchanan
Date of Birth: 20 March 1903, Humansville, Missouri
Date of Death: 4 April 1979, Palm Desert, California
8. Tim Whelan (Director)
Date of Birth: 2 November 1893 - Cannelton, Indiana
Date of Death: 12 August 1957 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 87 min on DVD ~ Roan Home Video ~ (10/26/99)
Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer........2007-01-23
In 1866 Indiana the Reno brothers gang are ambushed during an attempted bank robbery in the town of North Vernon, Bill Reno is killed as the rest of the gang escape over the Jackson County border. On return to their gangster friendly hometown of Seymour, Southern Indiana where they are in cahoots with the local sheriff (Ray Teal) the Judge (Edgar Buchanan) and Prosecuting Attorney (Howard Petrie). The brothers set a trap to find out who betrayed them Sim Reno (J. Carrol Naish) pretends to be drunk in the local saloon letting out false information to the bartender Murphy (Arthur Space) They discover that he is a Peterson agent, they captured tied him up in a stable, Frank Reno (Forrest Tucker) then proceeds to set the barn alight the Peterson man with it!
At the head office of The Peterson National Detective Agency in Chicago agent Monk Claxton (Kenneth Tobey) and told of the death of the Peterson man at Seymour he is then told he is to work with a new man special agent Jim Barlow (Randolph Scott) Petersons arrange for Barlow to rob a train so as to allow to infiltrate the Reno gang while Claxton stays on the outside as the contact man. On arrival in Seymour, Barlow makes a play for Laura Reno (Mala Powers) Later he also meets Clint Reno (Denver Pyle) who is a law-abiding citizen. Later, with difficulty he works his way in with the rest of the Reno brothers. A bank hold-up is carried out to establish Barlow's credentials followed by a set up train robbery - A violent shoot-out at the robbery followed by Barlow, Laura and Clint trying to thwart a lynch mob in North Vernon as we head towards "rage at dawn" (which refers to the films conclusion).
This RKO 87 minute western was director Tim Wheelan's penultimate film taken from a fact-based Frank Gruber story with screenplay by Horace McCoy. It has an excellent supporting cast which is necessary as Scott doesn't even appear until the film is some twenty minutes or so old. Now in the public domain (out of copyright) RAGE AT DAWN has been around for a few years on DVD and it can be found just about anywhere in various guises (packaging) and in Box Western Sets. I now see that a widescreen format is also available. I can only comment on my copy, which shows the same picture on the DVD case as the one on the Amazon site, sadly the transfer is poor which may just be due to the source movie, whatever it spoils a pretty good Scott western. Hence only three stars!
Rage at Dawn.......2007-01-09
This is a well done movie that is a true story of The Reno Brothers....outlaws. It is perfected by the star....Randolph Scott, as the under cover lawman, who brings the outlaws to justice.
There are much better Scott films.......2006-06-28
I have liked most of the Scott films, but this I found a rather tedious film. Scott just follows the gang and does not do much. The story is very predictable. Rather, look for the Boetticher films.
Good Randolph Scott Western.......2005-06-21
Rage at Dawn is a good 1955 Western starring Randolph Scott as an undercover government agent who infiltrates the notorious Reno brothers gang. Scott (who was usually pretty good, but rarely great) gives one of his better performances in Rage, as all of his charm and personality comes shining through. Like many stars of that era who (to some degree) played variations on the same character for much of their careers (John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, to name a few) Randolph Scott found his niche in Westerns and it fit him like a glove.
While Rage at Dawn isn't an award winning movie, it is very entertaining, and a good example of 1950's moviemaking. The supporting cast is solid, and features a spirited performance from the late Denver Pyle. If Westerns are your cup of tea you could do a lot worse than to pick up Rage at Dawn.
Roan's DVD is actually pretty good. Sure, there is the common film reel "wobble" at the beginning, and there is plenty of dust and debris on this print, but the colors are still pretty good, and it is shown in anamorphic widescreen (unlike all the other versions of this movie on DVD). The picture is a little soft, but still not too bad considering its age. The sound is a bit muffled, but still listenable (I've heard a lot worse). While this may not be a shining example of an anamorphic widescreen DVD it is more than passable for a public domain movie from the 1950's. This would seem to be the best version of Rage at Dawn currently available.
Average customer rating:
- "Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns"
- Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer.
- Rage at Dawn
- There are much better Scott films
- Good Randolph Scott Western
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Rage at Dawn
Starring: Randolph Scott , Forrest Tucker , Mala Powers , J. Carrol Naish , and Edgar Buchanan
Director: Tim Whelan
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ASIN: B00005B1YI
Release Date: 2001-05-15 |
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"Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns".......2007-04-10
RKO Pictures presents "RAGE AT DAWN" (1955) (87 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Starring Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers, J. Carrol Naish & Edgar Buchanan --- Directed by Tim Whelan and released in March 26, 1955, our story line and film, Terrorizing 1866 Indiana, the Reno brothers use the town of Seymour as a safe haven, paying off three crooked town officials. Sent in to clean up the gang is Peterson Detective Agency operative James Barlow, who poses as an outlaw to gain the confidence of the officials and the Renos ... Complicating matters are Barlow's feelings for the Reno sister, Laura, who reluctantly keeps house for the boys out of family loyalty, events heat up and rage surfaces as Barlow sets up the gang in a dawn train robbery --- from the book "Seven Bad Men" by author Frank Gruber --- Scott's presence carried many a mediocre western and, with interesting actors supporting him like Forrest Tucker, J. Carrol Naish, Denver Plye and Edgar Buchanan it's a winner --- The film is shot in California State parks as is reflected on the coloristic cinematography by the cameraman Ray Rennahan, with storyline by Horace McCoy and Frank Gruber, two wonderful screenwriters ... the film is splendidly directed by Tim Whelan --- this will satisfy western lovers and Randolph Scott fans alike.
Under Tim Whelan (Director), Nat Holt (Producer), Frank Gruber (Short Story Author), Horace McCoy (Screenwriter), Ray Rennahan (Cinematographer), Paul Sawtell (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), Harry Marker (Editor), Walter E. Keller (Art Director) - - - - the cast includes Randolph Scott (James Barlow), Forrest Tucker (Frank Reno), Mala Powers (Laura Reno), J. Carrol Naish (Sim Reno), Denver Pyle (Clint Reno), Myron Healey (John Reno), Edgar Buchanan (Judge Hawkins), Ray Teal (Constable Brant), William Forrest (Amos Peterson), Trevor Bardette (Fisher), Kenneth Tobey (Monk Claxton), Chubby Johnson (Hyronemus), Richard Garland (Bill Reno), Howard Petrie (Lattimore) - - - - Randy Scott had a quiet gentleman nature about him which is not seen in the films of today ... Randy took his job and his responsibility to his audience very seriously ,,, would not settle for anything less than his best ... same was true in his personal life.
SPECIAL FEATURES BIOS:
1. Randolph Scott (aka: George Randolph Scott)
Date of birth: 23 January 1898 - Orange County, Virginia
Date of death: 2 March 1987 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Special footnote, George Randolph Scott better known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s ... his popularity grew in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as "Gung Ho"! (1943) and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938); but he was especially famous for his numerous Westerns including "Virginia City" (1940) with Errol Flynn and Humphrey Bogart, "Western Union" (1941) with Robert Young and "Ride the High Country" (1962) with Joel McCrea (a coin was flipped to see whether Scott or McCrea would receive top billing, and Scott won despite having a slightly smaller role) ... his long fistfight with John Wayne in "The Spoilers" (1942) was frequently cited by critics and the press as the most thrilling ever filmed; they were fighting over Marlene Dietrich ... another smash hit film together that same year called "Pittsburgh" (1942) once again with Dietrich, Scott and Wayne --- Daniel Webster defines "Legend", as being a notable person, or the stories told about that person exploits --- well by the time Randolph Scott made his best films he had long established himself as a legend in the film industry --- they say practice makes perfect, if that is true by 1958 at 60 years of age he was the master with these oaters from the 50s ... "The Cariboo Trail" (1950), "The Nevadan" (1950), "Colt .45" (1950), "Santa Fe" (1951), "Sugarfoot" (1951), "Fort Worth" (1951), "Man in the Saddle" (1951), "Carson City" (1952), "The Man Behind the Gun" (1952), "Hangman's Knot" (1952), "Thunder over the Plains" (1953), "The Stranger Wore a Gun" (1953), "Ten Wanted Men" (1954), "Riding Shotgun" (1954), "The Bounty Hunter" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "Tall Man Riding" (1955), "A Lawless Street" (1955), "Seven Men from Now" (1956), "Seventh Cavalry" (1956), "Decision at Sundown: (1957), "Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend" (1957), "The Tall T" (1957), "Buchanan Rides Alone" (1958), "Ride Lonesome" (1959), "Westbound" (1959), "Comanche Station" (1960) --- Scott's age seemed to matter little, they only came to see another Randolph Scott film and always got their money's worth --- Scott's films were good and getting better becoming classics --- so if you wonder "What Ever Happened To Randolph Scott", just rent or purchase one of his films and you'll see he's never left us.
2. Forrest Tucker
Date of Birth: 12 February 1919 - Plainfield, Indiana
Date of Death: 25 October 1986 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
3. Mala Powers
Date of Birth: 20 December 1931, San Francisco, California
Date of death: Still Living
4. J. Carrol Naish
Date of Birth: 21 January 1897 - New York, New York
Date of Death: 24 January 1973 - La Jolla, California
5. Myron Healey
Date of Birth: 8 June 1923 - Petaluma, California
Date of Death: 21 December 2005 - Burbank, California
6. Denver Pyle
Date of Birth: 11 May 1920 - Bethune, Colorado
Date of Death: 25 December 1997 - Burbank, California
7. Edgar Buchanan
Date of Birth: 20 March 1903, Humansville, Missouri
Date of Death: 4 April 1979, Palm Desert, California
8. Tim Whelan (Director)
Date of Birth: 2 November 1893 - Cannelton, Indiana
Date of Death: 12 August 1957 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 87 min on DVD ~ Roan Home Video ~ (10/26/99)
Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer........2007-01-23
In 1866 Indiana the Reno brothers gang are ambushed during an attempted bank robbery in the town of North Vernon, Bill Reno is killed as the rest of the gang escape over the Jackson County border. On return to their gangster friendly hometown of Seymour, Southern Indiana where they are in cahoots with the local sheriff (Ray Teal) the Judge (Edgar Buchanan) and Prosecuting Attorney (Howard Petrie). The brothers set a trap to find out who betrayed them Sim Reno (J. Carrol Naish) pretends to be drunk in the local saloon letting out false information to the bartender Murphy (Arthur Space) They discover that he is a Peterson agent, they captured tied him up in a stable, Frank Reno (Forrest Tucker) then proceeds to set the barn alight the Peterson man with it!
At the head office of The Peterson National Detective Agency in Chicago agent Monk Claxton (Kenneth Tobey) and told of the death of the Peterson man at Seymour he is then told he is to work with a new man special agent Jim Barlow (Randolph Scott) Petersons arrange for Barlow to rob a train so as to allow to infiltrate the Reno gang while Claxton stays on the outside as the contact man. On arrival in Seymour, Barlow makes a play for Laura Reno (Mala Powers) Later he also meets Clint Reno (Denver Pyle) who is a law-abiding citizen. Later, with difficulty he works his way in with the rest of the Reno brothers. A bank hold-up is carried out to establish Barlow's credentials followed by a set up train robbery - A violent shoot-out at the robbery followed by Barlow, Laura and Clint trying to thwart a lynch mob in North Vernon as we head towards "rage at dawn" (which refers to the films conclusion).
This RKO 87 minute western was director Tim Wheelan's penultimate film taken from a fact-based Frank Gruber story with screenplay by Horace McCoy. It has an excellent supporting cast which is necessary as Scott doesn't even appear until the film is some twenty minutes or so old. Now in the public domain (out of copyright) RAGE AT DAWN has been around for a few years on DVD and it can be found just about anywhere in various guises (packaging) and in Box Western Sets. I now see that a widescreen format is also available. I can only comment on my copy, which shows the same picture on the DVD case as the one on the Amazon site, sadly the transfer is poor which may just be due to the source movie, whatever it spoils a pretty good Scott western. Hence only three stars!
Rage at Dawn.......2007-01-09
This is a well done movie that is a true story of The Reno Brothers....outlaws. It is perfected by the star....Randolph Scott, as the under cover lawman, who brings the outlaws to justice.
There are much better Scott films.......2006-06-28
I have liked most of the Scott films, but this I found a rather tedious film. Scott just follows the gang and does not do much. The story is very predictable. Rather, look for the Boetticher films.
Good Randolph Scott Western.......2005-06-21
Rage at Dawn is a good 1955 Western starring Randolph Scott as an undercover government agent who infiltrates the notorious Reno brothers gang. Scott (who was usually pretty good, but rarely great) gives one of his better performances in Rage, as all of his charm and personality comes shining through. Like many stars of that era who (to some degree) played variations on the same character for much of their careers (John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, to name a few) Randolph Scott found his niche in Westerns and it fit him like a glove.
While Rage at Dawn isn't an award winning movie, it is very entertaining, and a good example of 1950's moviemaking. The supporting cast is solid, and features a spirited performance from the late Denver Pyle. If Westerns are your cup of tea you could do a lot worse than to pick up Rage at Dawn.
Roan's DVD is actually pretty good. Sure, there is the common film reel "wobble" at the beginning, and there is plenty of dust and debris on this print, but the colors are still pretty good, and it is shown in anamorphic widescreen (unlike all the other versions of this movie on DVD). The picture is a little soft, but still not too bad considering its age. The sound is a bit muffled, but still listenable (I've heard a lot worse). While this may not be a shining example of an anamorphic widescreen DVD it is more than passable for a public domain movie from the 1950's. This would seem to be the best version of Rage at Dawn currently available.
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Starring: Randolph Scott , Forrest Tucker , Mala Powers , J. Carrol Naish , and Edgar Buchanan
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Two From The 50's..Great Western Adventure, Wonderful Stars.......2004-08-04
Western lovers..kick off your boots and set a spell..here are two from the 50's that should satisfy your hankerin for some good ole fashion western adventure.
"Vengeance Valley" from 1951, stars Burt Lancaster as Owen Daybright, the "good brother"(how could you not be good with a name like that?), and Robert Walker as Lee Strobel his evil brother. Owen has spent his life covering up for Lee's mistakes. When Lee gets one of the local girls "in trouble",Lee puts the blame on Owen, and her brothers come after him with a vengeance. He has to fight them off and take care of their vast cattle empire all in 83 minutes! Who else but Burt Lancaster can handle all this? The film was directed by Richard Thorpe(Jailhouse Rock) and also look for such notables as John Ireland, Hugh O'Brien, Joanne Dru and Sally Forrest .
This film may also be purchased in a 4 pack "Legends of the West", DVD(BCI Elipse LLC 2002), with three more action packed, entertaining Westerns. It includes "One Eyed Jacks"(starring and directed by Marlon Brando), "The Sundowners"(NOT the 1960 one with Robert Mitchum) from 1950, starring Robert Preston, and "The Big Trees" from 1952 starring Kirk Douglas.
"Rage At Dawn": From 1955, this one is based on the Reno Brothers. Robbing banks, terrorizing the good townspeople, and just being a general menace to society, these guys needed to be stopped! Enter one brave lawman James Barlow( Randolph Scott), who infiltrates the outfit and tries to restore law and order to the community. It's not easy though, as the town leaders are getting kick backs from the bad guys are are not willing partcipants to seeing justice done! Some wonderful stars include Forrest Tucker, Edgar Buchanan, Denver Pyle and J. Carrol Naish. It is Directed by Tim Whelan.
This film may also be purchased in a set of 4, by Platinum disc. The set is called "Great American Western Vol 1".
The other films included are "To The Last Man"/1933,"The Fighting Westerner"/1935, and "Abilene Town"/1946. They all star Randolph Scott, and include lots of famous faces from the era.
So saddle up for some great Western Adventure..
Happy Trails...Laurie
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- "Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns"
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Rage at Dawn
Starring: Randolph Scott , Forrest Tucker , Mala Powers , J. Carrol Naish , and Edgar Buchanan
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Release Date: 1999-10-26 |
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"Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns".......2007-04-10
RKO Pictures presents "RAGE AT DAWN" (1955) (87 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Starring Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers, J. Carrol Naish & Edgar Buchanan --- Directed by Tim Whelan and released in March 26, 1955, our story line and film, Terrorizing 1866 Indiana, the Reno brothers use the town of Seymour as a safe haven, paying off three crooked town officials. Sent in to clean up the gang is Peterson Detective Agency operative James Barlow, who poses as an outlaw to gain the confidence of the officials and the Renos ... Complicating matters are Barlow's feelings for the Reno sister, Laura, who reluctantly keeps house for the boys out of family loyalty, events heat up and rage surfaces as Barlow sets up the gang in a dawn train robbery --- from the book "Seven Bad Men" by author Frank Gruber --- Scott's presence carried many a mediocre western and, with interesting actors supporting him like Forrest Tucker, J. Carrol Naish, Denver Plye and Edgar Buchanan it's a winner --- The film is shot in California State parks as is reflected on the coloristic cinematography by the cameraman Ray Rennahan, with storyline by Horace McCoy and Frank Gruber, two wonderful screenwriters ... the film is splendidly directed by Tim Whelan --- this will satisfy western lovers and Randolph Scott fans alike.
Under Tim Whelan (Director), Nat Holt (Producer), Frank Gruber (Short Story Author), Horace McCoy (Screenwriter), Ray Rennahan (Cinematographer), Paul Sawtell (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), Harry Marker (Editor), Walter E. Keller (Art Director) - - - - the cast includes Randolph Scott (James Barlow), Forrest Tucker (Frank Reno), Mala Powers (Laura Reno), J. Carrol Naish (Sim Reno), Denver Pyle (Clint Reno), Myron Healey (John Reno), Edgar Buchanan (Judge Hawkins), Ray Teal (Constable Brant), William Forrest (Amos Peterson), Trevor Bardette (Fisher), Kenneth Tobey (Monk Claxton), Chubby Johnson (Hyronemus), Richard Garland (Bill Reno), Howard Petrie (Lattimore) - - - - Randy Scott had a quiet gentleman nature about him which is not seen in the films of today ... Randy took his job and his responsibility to his audience very seriously ,,, would not settle for anything less than his best ... same was true in his personal life.
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1. Randolph Scott (aka: George Randolph Scott)
Date of birth: 23 January 1898 - Orange County, Virginia
Date of death: 2 March 1987 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Special footnote, George Randolph Scott better known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s ... his popularity grew in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as "Gung Ho"! (1943) and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938); but he was especially famous for his numerous Westerns including "Virginia City" (1940) with Errol Flynn and Humphrey Bogart, "Western Union" (1941) with Robert Young and "Ride the High Country" (1962) with Joel McCrea (a coin was flipped to see whether Scott or McCrea would receive top billing, and Scott won despite having a slightly smaller role) ... his long fistfight with John Wayne in "The Spoilers" (1942) was frequently cited by critics and the press as the most thrilling ever filmed; they were fighting over Marlene Dietrich ... another smash hit film together that same year called "Pittsburgh" (1942) once again with Dietrich, Scott and Wayne --- Daniel Webster defines "Legend", as being a notable person, or the stories told about that person exploits --- well by the time Randolph Scott made his best films he had long established himself as a legend in the film industry --- they say practice makes perfect, if that is true by 1958 at 60 years of age he was the master with these oaters from the 50s ... "The Cariboo Trail" (1950), "The Nevadan" (1950), "Colt .45" (1950), "Santa Fe" (1951), "Sugarfoot" (1951), "Fort Worth" (1951), "Man in the Saddle" (1951), "Carson City" (1952), "The Man Behind the Gun" (1952), "Hangman's Knot" (1952), "Thunder over the Plains" (1953), "The Stranger Wore a Gun" (1953), "Ten Wanted Men" (1954), "Riding Shotgun" (1954), "The Bounty Hunter" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "Tall Man Riding" (1955), "A Lawless Street" (1955), "Seven Men from Now" (1956), "Seventh Cavalry" (1956), "Decision at Sundown: (1957), "Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend" (1957), "The Tall T" (1957), "Buchanan Rides Alone" (1958), "Ride Lonesome" (1959), "Westbound" (1959), "Comanche Station" (1960) --- Scott's age seemed to matter little, they only came to see another Randolph Scott film and always got their money's worth --- Scott's films were good and getting better becoming classics --- so if you wonder "What Ever Happened To Randolph Scott", just rent or purchase one of his films and you'll see he's never left us.
2. Forrest Tucker
Date of Birth: 12 February 1919 - Plainfield, Indiana
Date of Death: 25 October 1986 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
3. Mala Powers
Date of Birth: 20 December 1931, San Francisco, California
Date of death: Still Living
4. J. Carrol Naish
Date of Birth: 21 January 1897 - New York, New York
Date of Death: 24 January 1973 - La Jolla, California
5. Myron Healey
Date of Birth: 8 June 1923 - Petaluma, California
Date of Death: 21 December 2005 - Burbank, California
6. Denver Pyle
Date of Birth: 11 May 1920 - Bethune, Colorado
Date of Death: 25 December 1997 - Burbank, California
7. Edgar Buchanan
Date of Birth: 20 March 1903, Humansville, Missouri
Date of Death: 4 April 1979, Palm Desert, California
8. Tim Whelan (Director)
Date of Birth: 2 November 1893 - Cannelton, Indiana
Date of Death: 12 August 1957 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
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Total Time: 87 min on DVD ~ Roan Home Video ~ (10/26/99)
Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer........2007-01-23
In 1866 Indiana the Reno brothers gang are ambushed during an attempted bank robbery in the town of North Vernon, Bill Reno is killed as the rest of the gang escape over the Jackson County border. On return to their gangster friendly hometown of Seymour, Southern Indiana where they are in cahoots with the local sheriff (Ray Teal) the Judge (Edgar Buchanan) and Prosecuting Attorney (Howard Petrie). The brothers set a trap to find out who betrayed them Sim Reno (J. Carrol Naish) pretends to be drunk in the local saloon letting out false information to the bartender Murphy (Arthur Space) They discover that he is a Peterson agent, they captured tied him up in a stable, Frank Reno (Forrest Tucker) then proceeds to set the barn alight the Peterson man with it!
At the head office of The Peterson National Detective Agency in Chicago agent Monk Claxton (Kenneth Tobey) and told of the death of the Peterson man at Seymour he is then told he is to work with a new man special agent Jim Barlow (Randolph Scott) Petersons arrange for Barlow to rob a train so as to allow to infiltrate the Reno gang while Claxton stays on the outside as the contact man. On arrival in Seymour, Barlow makes a play for Laura Reno (Mala Powers) Later he also meets Clint Reno (Denver Pyle) who is a law-abiding citizen. Later, with difficulty he works his way in with the rest of the Reno brothers. A bank hold-up is carried out to establish Barlow's credentials followed by a set up train robbery - A violent shoot-out at the robbery followed by Barlow, Laura and Clint trying to thwart a lynch mob in North Vernon as we head towards "rage at dawn" (which refers to the films conclusion).
This RKO 87 minute western was director Tim Wheelan's penultimate film taken from a fact-based Frank Gruber story with screenplay by Horace McCoy. It has an excellent supporting cast which is necessary as Scott doesn't even appear until the film is some twenty minutes or so old. Now in the public domain (out of copyright) RAGE AT DAWN has been around for a few years on DVD and it can be found just about anywhere in various guises (packaging) and in Box Western Sets. I now see that a widescreen format is also available. I can only comment on my copy, which shows the same picture on the DVD case as the one on the Amazon site, sadly the transfer is poor which may just be due to the source movie, whatever it spoils a pretty good Scott western. Hence only three stars!
Rage at Dawn.......2007-01-09
This is a well done movie that is a true story of The Reno Brothers....outlaws. It is perfected by the star....Randolph Scott, as the under cover lawman, who brings the outlaws to justice.
There are much better Scott films.......2006-06-28
I have liked most of the Scott films, but this I found a rather tedious film. Scott just follows the gang and does not do much. The story is very predictable. Rather, look for the Boetticher films.
Good Randolph Scott Western.......2005-06-21
Rage at Dawn is a good 1955 Western starring Randolph Scott as an undercover government agent who infiltrates the notorious Reno brothers gang. Scott (who was usually pretty good, but rarely great) gives one of his better performances in Rage, as all of his charm and personality comes shining through. Like many stars of that era who (to some degree) played variations on the same character for much of their careers (John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, to name a few) Randolph Scott found his niche in Westerns and it fit him like a glove.
While Rage at Dawn isn't an award winning movie, it is very entertaining, and a good example of 1950's moviemaking. The supporting cast is solid, and features a spirited performance from the late Denver Pyle. If Westerns are your cup of tea you could do a lot worse than to pick up Rage at Dawn.
Roan's DVD is actually pretty good. Sure, there is the common film reel "wobble" at the beginning, and there is plenty of dust and debris on this print, but the colors are still pretty good, and it is shown in anamorphic widescreen (unlike all the other versions of this movie on DVD). The picture is a little soft, but still not too bad considering its age. The sound is a bit muffled, but still listenable (I've heard a lot worse). While this may not be a shining example of an anamorphic widescreen DVD it is more than passable for a public domain movie from the 1950's. This would seem to be the best version of Rage at Dawn currently available.
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Starring: Forrest Tucker; Randolph Scott
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- "Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns"
- Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer.
- Rage at Dawn
- There are much better Scott films
- Good Randolph Scott Western
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ASIN: B0000VLLI4
Release Date: 2003-09-30 |
Customer Reviews:
"Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns".......2007-04-10
RKO Pictures presents "RAGE AT DAWN" (1955) (87 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Starring Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers, J. Carrol Naish & Edgar Buchanan --- Directed by Tim Whelan and released in March 26, 1955, our story line and film, Terrorizing 1866 Indiana, the Reno brothers use the town of Seymour as a safe haven, paying off three crooked town officials. Sent in to clean up the gang is Peterson Detective Agency operative James Barlow, who poses as an outlaw to gain the confidence of the officials and the Renos ... Complicating matters are Barlow's feelings for the Reno sister, Laura, who reluctantly keeps house for the boys out of family loyalty, events heat up and rage surfaces as Barlow sets up the gang in a dawn train robbery --- from the book "Seven Bad Men" by author Frank Gruber --- Scott's presence carried many a mediocre western and, with interesting actors supporting him like Forrest Tucker, J. Carrol Naish, Denver Plye and Edgar Buchanan it's a winner --- The film is shot in California State parks as is reflected on the coloristic cinematography by the cameraman Ray Rennahan, with storyline by Horace McCoy and Frank Gruber, two wonderful screenwriters ... the film is splendidly directed by Tim Whelan --- this will satisfy western lovers and Randolph Scott fans alike.
Under Tim Whelan (Director), Nat Holt (Producer), Frank Gruber (Short Story Author), Horace McCoy (Screenwriter), Ray Rennahan (Cinematographer), Paul Sawtell (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), Harry Marker (Editor), Walter E. Keller (Art Director) - - - - the cast includes Randolph Scott (James Barlow), Forrest Tucker (Frank Reno), Mala Powers (Laura Reno), J. Carrol Naish (Sim Reno), Denver Pyle (Clint Reno), Myron Healey (John Reno), Edgar Buchanan (Judge Hawkins), Ray Teal (Constable Brant), William Forrest (Amos Peterson), Trevor Bardette (Fisher), Kenneth Tobey (Monk Claxton), Chubby Johnson (Hyronemus), Richard Garland (Bill Reno), Howard Petrie (Lattimore) - - - - Randy Scott had a quiet gentleman nature about him which is not seen in the films of today ... Randy took his job and his responsibility to his audience very seriously ,,, would not settle for anything less than his best ... same was true in his personal life.
SPECIAL FEATURES BIOS:
1. Randolph Scott (aka: George Randolph Scott)
Date of birth: 23 January 1898 - Orange County, Virginia
Date of death: 2 March 1987 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Special footnote, George Randolph Scott better known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s ... his popularity grew in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as "Gung Ho"! (1943) and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938); but he was especially famous for his numerous Westerns including "Virginia City" (1940) with Errol Flynn and Humphrey Bogart, "Western Union" (1941) with Robert Young and "Ride the High Country" (1962) with Joel McCrea (a coin was flipped to see whether Scott or McCrea would receive top billing, and Scott won despite having a slightly smaller role) ... his long fistfight with John Wayne in "The Spoilers" (1942) was frequently cited by critics and the press as the most thrilling ever filmed; they were fighting over Marlene Dietrich ... another smash hit film together that same year called "Pittsburgh" (1942) once again with Dietrich, Scott and Wayne --- Daniel Webster defines "Legend", as being a notable person, or the stories told about that person exploits --- well by the time Randolph Scott made his best films he had long established himself as a legend in the film industry --- they say practice makes perfect, if that is true by 1958 at 60 years of age he was the master with these oaters from the 50s ... "The Cariboo Trail" (1950), "The Nevadan" (1950), "Colt .45" (1950), "Santa Fe" (1951), "Sugarfoot" (1951), "Fort Worth" (1951), "Man in the Saddle" (1951), "Carson City" (1952), "The Man Behind the Gun" (1952), "Hangman's Knot" (1952), "Thunder over the Plains" (1953), "The Stranger Wore a Gun" (1953), "Ten Wanted Men" (1954), "Riding Shotgun" (1954), "The Bounty Hunter" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "Tall Man Riding" (1955), "A Lawless Street" (1955), "Seven Men from Now" (1956), "Seventh Cavalry" (1956), "Decision at Sundown: (1957), "Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend" (1957), "The Tall T" (1957), "Buchanan Rides Alone" (1958), "Ride Lonesome" (1959), "Westbound" (1959), "Comanche Station" (1960) --- Scott's age seemed to matter little, they only came to see another Randolph Scott film and always got their money's worth --- Scott's films were good and getting better becoming classics --- so if you wonder "What Ever Happened To Randolph Scott", just rent or purchase one of his films and you'll see he's never left us.
2. Forrest Tucker
Date of Birth: 12 February 1919 - Plainfield, Indiana
Date of Death: 25 October 1986 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
3. Mala Powers
Date of Birth: 20 December 1931, San Francisco, California
Date of death: Still Living
4. J. Carrol Naish
Date of Birth: 21 January 1897 - New York, New York
Date of Death: 24 January 1973 - La Jolla, California
5. Myron Healey
Date of Birth: 8 June 1923 - Petaluma, California
Date of Death: 21 December 2005 - Burbank, California
6. Denver Pyle
Date of Birth: 11 May 1920 - Bethune, Colorado
Date of Death: 25 December 1997 - Burbank, California
7. Edgar Buchanan
Date of Birth: 20 March 1903, Humansville, Missouri
Date of Death: 4 April 1979, Palm Desert, California
8. Tim Whelan (Director)
Date of Birth: 2 November 1893 - Cannelton, Indiana
Date of Death: 12 August 1957 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 87 min on DVD ~ Roan Home Video ~ (10/26/99)
Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer........2007-01-23
In 1866 Indiana the Reno brothers gang are ambushed during an attempted bank robbery in the town of North Vernon, Bill Reno is killed as the rest of the gang escape over the Jackson County border. On return to their gangster friendly hometown of Seymour, Southern Indiana where they are in cahoots with the local sheriff (Ray Teal) the Judge (Edgar Buchanan) and Prosecuting Attorney (Howard Petrie). The brothers set a trap to find out who betrayed them Sim Reno (J. Carrol Naish) pretends to be drunk in the local saloon letting out false information to the bartender Murphy (Arthur Space) They discover that he is a Peterson agent, they captured tied him up in a stable, Frank Reno (Forrest Tucker) then proceeds to set the barn alight the Peterson man with it!
At the head office of The Peterson National Detective Agency in Chicago agent Monk Claxton (Kenneth Tobey) and told of the death of the Peterson man at Seymour he is then told he is to work with a new man special agent Jim Barlow (Randolph Scott) Petersons arrange for Barlow to rob a train so as to allow to infiltrate the Reno gang while Claxton stays on the outside as the contact man. On arrival in Seymour, Barlow makes a play for Laura Reno (Mala Powers) Later he also meets Clint Reno (Denver Pyle) who is a law-abiding citizen. Later, with difficulty he works his way in with the rest of the Reno brothers. A bank hold-up is carried out to establish Barlow's credentials followed by a set up train robbery - A violent shoot-out at the robbery followed by Barlow, Laura and Clint trying to thwart a lynch mob in North Vernon as we head towards "rage at dawn" (which refers to the films conclusion).
This RKO 87 minute western was director Tim Wheelan's penultimate film taken from a fact-based Frank Gruber story with screenplay by Horace McCoy. It has an excellent supporting cast which is necessary as Scott doesn't even appear until the film is some twenty minutes or so old. Now in the public domain (out of copyright) RAGE AT DAWN has been around for a few years on DVD and it can be found just about anywhere in various guises (packaging) and in Box Western Sets. I now see that a widescreen format is also available. I can only comment on my copy, which shows the same picture on the DVD case as the one on the Amazon site, sadly the transfer is poor which may just be due to the source movie, whatever it spoils a pretty good Scott western. Hence only three stars!
Rage at Dawn.......2007-01-09
This is a well done movie that is a true story of The Reno Brothers....outlaws. It is perfected by the star....Randolph Scott, as the under cover lawman, who brings the outlaws to justice.
There are much better Scott films.......2006-06-28
I have liked most of the Scott films, but this I found a rather tedious film. Scott just follows the gang and does not do much. The story is very predictable. Rather, look for the Boetticher films.
Good Randolph Scott Western.......2005-06-21
Rage at Dawn is a good 1955 Western starring Randolph Scott as an undercover government agent who infiltrates the notorious Reno brothers gang. Scott (who was usually pretty good, but rarely great) gives one of his better performances in Rage, as all of his charm and personality comes shining through. Like many stars of that era who (to some degree) played variations on the same character for much of their careers (John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, to name a few) Randolph Scott found his niche in Westerns and it fit him like a glove.
While Rage at Dawn isn't an award winning movie, it is very entertaining, and a good example of 1950's moviemaking. The supporting cast is solid, and features a spirited performance from the late Denver Pyle. If Westerns are your cup of tea you could do a lot worse than to pick up Rage at Dawn.
Roan's DVD is actually pretty good. Sure, there is the common film reel "wobble" at the beginning, and there is plenty of dust and debris on this print, but the colors are still pretty good, and it is shown in anamorphic widescreen (unlike all the other versions of this movie on DVD). The picture is a little soft, but still not too bad considering its age. The sound is a bit muffled, but still listenable (I've heard a lot worse). While this may not be a shining example of an anamorphic widescreen DVD it is more than passable for a public domain movie from the 1950's. This would seem to be the best version of Rage at Dawn currently available.
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- "Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns"
- Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer.
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"Rage at Dawn (1955) ... Randolph Scott ... RKO Pictures Classic Westerns".......2007-04-10
RKO Pictures presents "RAGE AT DAWN" (1955) (87 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Starring Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers, J. Carrol Naish & Edgar Buchanan --- Directed by Tim Whelan and released in March 26, 1955, our story line and film, Terrorizing 1866 Indiana, the Reno brothers use the town of Seymour as a safe haven, paying off three crooked town officials. Sent in to clean up the gang is Peterson Detective Agency operative James Barlow, who poses as an outlaw to gain the confidence of the officials and the Renos ... Complicating matters are Barlow's feelings for the Reno sister, Laura, who reluctantly keeps house for the boys out of family loyalty, events heat up and rage surfaces as Barlow sets up the gang in a dawn train robbery --- from the book "Seven Bad Men" by author Frank Gruber --- Scott's presence carried many a mediocre western and, with interesting actors supporting him like Forrest Tucker, J. Carrol Naish, Denver Plye and Edgar Buchanan it's a winner --- The film is shot in California State parks as is reflected on the coloristic cinematography by the cameraman Ray Rennahan, with storyline by Horace McCoy and Frank Gruber, two wonderful screenwriters ... the film is splendidly directed by Tim Whelan --- this will satisfy western lovers and Randolph Scott fans alike.
Under Tim Whelan (Director), Nat Holt (Producer), Frank Gruber (Short Story Author), Horace McCoy (Screenwriter), Ray Rennahan (Cinematographer), Paul Sawtell (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), Harry Marker (Editor), Walter E. Keller (Art Director) - - - - the cast includes Randolph Scott (James Barlow), Forrest Tucker (Frank Reno), Mala Powers (Laura Reno), J. Carrol Naish (Sim Reno), Denver Pyle (Clint Reno), Myron Healey (John Reno), Edgar Buchanan (Judge Hawkins), Ray Teal (Constable Brant), William Forrest (Amos Peterson), Trevor Bardette (Fisher), Kenneth Tobey (Monk Claxton), Chubby Johnson (Hyronemus), Richard Garland (Bill Reno), Howard Petrie (Lattimore) - - - - Randy Scott had a quiet gentleman nature about him which is not seen in the films of today ... Randy took his job and his responsibility to his audience very seriously ,,, would not settle for anything less than his best ... same was true in his personal life.
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1. Randolph Scott (aka: George Randolph Scott)
Date of birth: 23 January 1898 - Orange County, Virginia
Date of death: 2 March 1987 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Special footnote, George Randolph Scott better known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s ... his popularity grew in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as "Gung Ho"! (1943) and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938); but he was especially famous for his numerous Westerns including "Virginia City" (1940) with Errol Flynn and Humphrey Bogart, "Western Union" (1941) with Robert Young and "Ride the High Country" (1962) with Joel McCrea (a coin was flipped to see whether Scott or McCrea would receive top billing, and Scott won despite having a slightly smaller role) ... his long fistfight with John Wayne in "The Spoilers" (1942) was frequently cited by critics and the press as the most thrilling ever filmed; they were fighting over Marlene Dietrich ... another smash hit film together that same year called "Pittsburgh" (1942) once again with Dietrich, Scott and Wayne --- Daniel Webster defines "Legend", as being a notable person, or the stories told about that person exploits --- well by the time Randolph Scott made his best films he had long established himself as a legend in the film industry --- they say practice makes perfect, if that is true by 1958 at 60 years of age he was the master with these oaters from the 50s ... "The Cariboo Trail" (1950), "The Nevadan" (1950), "Colt .45" (1950), "Santa Fe" (1951), "Sugarfoot" (1951), "Fort Worth" (1951), "Man in the Saddle" (1951), "Carson City" (1952), "The Man Behind the Gun" (1952), "Hangman's Knot" (1952), "Thunder over the Plains" (1953), "The Stranger Wore a Gun" (1953), "Ten Wanted Men" (1954), "Riding Shotgun" (1954), "The Bounty Hunter" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "Tall Man Riding" (1955), "A Lawless Street" (1955), "Seven Men from Now" (1956), "Seventh Cavalry" (1956), "Decision at Sundown: (1957), "Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend" (1957), "The Tall T" (1957), "Buchanan Rides Alone" (1958), "Ride Lonesome" (1959), "Westbound" (1959), "Comanche Station" (1960) --- Scott's age seemed to matter little, they only came to see another Randolph Scott film and always got their money's worth --- Scott's films were good and getting better becoming classics --- so if you wonder "What Ever Happened To Randolph Scott", just rent or purchase one of his films and you'll see he's never left us.
2. Forrest Tucker
Date of Birth: 12 February 1919 - Plainfield, Indiana
Date of Death: 25 October 1986 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
3. Mala Powers
Date of Birth: 20 December 1931, San Francisco, California
Date of death: Still Living
4. J. Carrol Naish
Date of Birth: 21 January 1897 - New York, New York
Date of Death: 24 January 1973 - La Jolla, California
5. Myron Healey
Date of Birth: 8 June 1923 - Petaluma, California
Date of Death: 21 December 2005 - Burbank, California
6. Denver Pyle
Date of Birth: 11 May 1920 - Bethune, Colorado
Date of Death: 25 December 1997 - Burbank, California
7. Edgar Buchanan
Date of Birth: 20 March 1903, Humansville, Missouri
Date of Death: 4 April 1979, Palm Desert, California
8. Tim Whelan (Director)
Date of Birth: 2 November 1893 - Cannelton, Indiana
Date of Death: 12 August 1957 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 87 min on DVD ~ Roan Home Video ~ (10/26/99)
Strongly cast well-scripted Scott western, sadly let down by poor DVD transfer........2007-01-23
In 1866 Indiana the Reno brothers gang are ambushed during an attempted bank robbery in the town of North Vernon, Bill Reno is killed as the rest of the gang escape over the Jackson County border. On return to their gangster friendly hometown of Seymour, Southern Indiana where they are in cahoots with the local sheriff (Ray Teal) the Judge (Edgar Buchanan) and Prosecuting Attorney (Howard Petrie). The brothers set a trap to find out who betrayed them Sim Reno (J. Carrol Naish) pretends to be drunk in the local saloon letting out false information to the bartender Murphy (Arthur Space) They discover that he is a Peterson agent, they captured tied him up in a stable, Frank Reno (Forrest Tucker) then proceeds to set the barn alight the Peterson man with it!
At the head office of The Peterson National Detective Agency in Chicago agent Monk Claxton (Kenneth Tobey) and told of the death of the Peterson man at Seymour he is then told he is to work with a new man special agent Jim Barlow (Randolph Scott) Petersons arrange for Barlow to rob a train so as to allow to infiltrate the Reno gang while Claxton stays on the outside as the contact man. On arrival in Seymour, Barlow makes a play for Laura Reno (Mala Powers) Later he also meets Clint Reno (Denver Pyle) who is a law-abiding citizen. Later, with difficulty he works his way in with the rest of the Reno brothers. A bank hold-up is carried out to establish Barlow's credentials followed by a set up train robbery - A violent shoot-out at the robbery followed by Barlow, Laura and Clint trying to thwart a lynch mob in North Vernon as we head towards "rage at dawn" (which refers to the films conclusion).
This RKO 87 minute western was director Tim Wheelan's penultimate film taken from a fact-based Frank Gruber story with screenplay by Horace McCoy. It has an excellent supporting cast which is necessary as Scott doesn't even appear until the film is some twenty minutes or so old. Now in the public domain (out of copyright) RAGE AT DAWN has been around for a few years on DVD and it can be found just about anywhere in various guises (packaging) and in Box Western Sets. I now see that a widescreen format is also available. I can only comment on my copy, which shows the same picture on the DVD case as the one on the Amazon site, sadly the transfer is poor which may just be due to the source movie, whatever it spoils a pretty good Scott western. Hence only three stars!
Rage at Dawn.......2007-01-09
This is a well done movie that is a true story of The Reno Brothers....outlaws. It is perfected by the star....Randolph Scott, as the under cover lawman, who brings the outlaws to justice.
There are much better Scott films.......2006-06-28
I have liked most of the Scott films, but this I found a rather tedious film. Scott just follows the gang and does not do much. The story is very predictable. Rather, look for the Boetticher films.
Good Randolph Scott Western.......2005-06-21
Rage at Dawn is a good 1955 Western starring Randolph Scott as an undercover government agent who infiltrates the notorious Reno brothers gang. Scott (who was usually pretty good, but rarely great) gives one of his better performances in Rage, as all of his charm and personality comes shining through. Like many stars of that era who (to some degree) played variations on the same character for much of their careers (John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, to name a few) Randolph Scott found his niche in Westerns and it fit him like a glove.
While Rage at Dawn isn't an award winning movie, it is very entertaining, and a good example of 1950's moviemaking. The supporting cast is solid, and features a spirited performance from the late Denver Pyle. If Westerns are your cup of tea you could do a lot worse than to pick up Rage at Dawn.
Roan's DVD is actually pretty good. Sure, there is the common film reel "wobble" at the beginning, and there is plenty of dust and debris on this print, but the colors are still pretty good, and it is shown in anamorphic widescreen (unlike all the other versions of this movie on DVD). The picture is a little soft, but still not too bad considering its age. The sound is a bit muffled, but still listenable (I've heard a lot worse). While this may not be a shining example of an anamorphic widescreen DVD it is more than passable for a public domain movie from the 1950's. This would seem to be the best version of Rage at Dawn currently available.
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[DVD] Forrest Tucker Double Feature: The Big Cat & Rage At Dawn by Movie Classics
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Two movies on one DVD!
BIG CAT, 1949, 73 Mins, Color
A city boy arrives in his late mother's birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by drought, old fights and a cougar. He turns out to be pivotal in all of these.
RAGE AT DAWN, 1955, 123 Minutes, Color
Terrorizing 1866 Indiana, the Reno brothers gang uses the town of Seymour as a safe haven, paying off three crooked town officials. Sent in to clean up the gang is Peterson Detective Agency operative James Barlow, who poses as an outlaw to gain the confidence of the officials and the thick-headed brothers. Complicating matters are Barlow's feelings for the Reno sister, Laura, who reluctantly keeps house for the boys out of family loyalty. Events heat up and rage surfaces as Barlow sets up the gang in a dawn train robbery.
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