7 Men from Now was supposed to be a John Wayne vehicle, but when he was tied up making The Searchers, and he magnanimously shipped it over to Warner Brothers Studios and suggested Randolph Scott star. In this one, Scottie is a grieving widower out for revenge on the seven men who killed his wife during a train robbery. He sets off alone, but doesn't remain that way.
Gail Russell and her husband Walter Reed are harmless enough, but Lee Marvin is a very slimy, seedy bad guy, joined with Don Barry. They latter pair refuse to leave Scottie alone, especially after they find out he's chasing bandits. They want to tag along and rob the bandits of their stagecoach loot after Scottie has his revenge. Since they're so mean, Scottie has an added burden to his plate: protect beautiful Gail Russell from Lee's leering. I really like Gail in this movie; she has a good head on her shoulders and is very sympathetic to Scottie when she hears what happened to his wife.
As usual, Randolph Scott movies are entertaining and provide a ton of eye candy. It doesn't get much better than Scottie McScottie Pants wearing a cowboy hat in Technicolor standing next to his faithful horse Stardust. However, the love theme from this movie is a note-for-note plagiarism of the love theme from Hondo. I wonder if composer Henry Vars still thought John Wayne was the lead when he wrote it. It's a very pretty theme, though, so you can't really blame him.
Gail Russell and her husband Walter Reed are harmless enough, but Lee Marvin is a very slimy, seedy bad guy, joined with Don Barry. They latter pair refuse to leave Scottie alone, especially after they find out he's chasing bandits. They want to tag along and rob the bandits of their stagecoach loot after Scottie has his revenge. Since they're so mean, Scottie has an added burden to his plate: protect beautiful Gail Russell from Lee's leering. I really like Gail in this movie; she has a good head on her shoulders and is very sympathetic to Scottie when she hears what happened to his wife.
As usual, Randolph Scott movies are entertaining and provide a ton of eye candy. It doesn't get much better than Scottie McScottie Pants wearing a cowboy hat in Technicolor standing next to his faithful horse Stardust. However, the love theme from this movie is a note-for-note plagiarism of the love theme from Hondo. I wonder if composer Henry Vars still thought John Wayne was the lead when he wrote it. It's a very pretty theme, though, so you can't really blame him.