Two young men head west in search of fortune and adventure.Two young men head west in search of fortune and adventure.Two young men head west in search of fortune and adventure.
- Matthews
- (as Patrick Moriarty)
- Ringsider
- (uncredited)
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Bailiff
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEdgar Buchanan (Buford 'Doc' Thorpe) was a dentist before he became an actor.
- GoofsThe story set in 1866, post-Civil War Texas has everyone armed with Colt Model 1873 pistols with bullet loops full of cartridges on their gun-belts, even the movie poster has William Holden's character Dan holding a short barrel 'gunfighter's' version of the .45 caliber pistol. This is seven years before the pistol was introduced by Colt. The most common sidearm of the day would have been the Colt 1869 Army which was a cap and ball weapon that had to be hand loaded chamber by chamber with powder, wadding and a ball projectile.
- Quotes
Buford 'Doc' Thorpe: What's going on here?
Dan Thomas: Outta the way, Mister.
Sheriff: Don't argue with him Doc, that's my back he's got that gun into!
Dan Thomas: Get out!
Buford 'Doc' Thorpe: He don't look dangerous, what'd he do?
Sheriff: Held up the southbound stage.
Dan Thomas: Move outta that door.
Buford 'Doc' Thorpe: Wait a minute. You got the wrong man Sheriff, if you got him.
Sheriff: Well, we caught his partner with the money on him.
Buford 'Doc' Thorpe: You did?
Sheriff: Yeah, there were no Christmas trees out there either.
Buford 'Doc' Thorpe: That's funny, I was on that stage and he wasn't one of 'em.
Sheriff: How could you tell, they was all masked!
Buford 'Doc' Thorpe: Well, the mask only hides your face. It doesn't change your voice or the way your bones is hung together.
- ConnectionsReferenced in This Is Your Life: Glenn Ford (1973)
- SoundtracksBuffalo Gal (Won't You Come Out Tonight)
(uncredited)
Written by William Cool White
Sung by Edgar Buchanan
Now I wish I had my own copy - I have to wonder if it's still available anywhere. A quintessential "buddy picture" of the first order, not only is there terrific chemistry between the characters, but it's mostly fast-paced with enough clever plot developments and deviousness to oftentimes seem quite contemporary in 2003! Any film maker looking to do a western revival which would entertain audiences today would do well to remake this picture. One hopes he would stick as close to the original as possible, because there's enough good stuff there already to get him most of the way through. Four stars on a conventional scale would be well-deserved.
- Gatorman9
- Dec 14, 2003
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Vigilantes
- Filming locations
- Balkins Ranch near Calabasas, California, USA(Hollywood Review)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1