Decision at Sundown

Several coils of rope hanging in the barn where Scott is trapped are secured with modern tape.

Hey I'm not ashamed to admit I enjoy Scott's movies. This one is different from the rest.

This film pretty much maintains all its scenes within the town of Sundown, where Bart Allison (Randolph Scott) and his partner Sam (Noah Beery) arrive on the day of the marriage of Tate Kimbrough (John Carroll) to Lucy Summerton (Karen Steele). As such, it lacks the scenic outdoor beauty that a lot of 50s westerns took advantage of, and instead builds up a more or less interesting story behind the vengeful character played by Scott.

**********spoilers*********** Don't be mislead by my many criticisms -- this is a fine, enjoyable, unusual Western. I highly recommend it.

Compelling tale of a cowboy , Randolph Scott , and his partner Noah Beery Jr against John Carrol , and his hoodlums , as Andrew Duggan and Abel Fernandez . In the Old west there are always the men who live breathe violence and the women who hold their breath .

Not one of his better westerns but randolph scott was worth watching especially along side the gorgeous and shapely karen steele ... in this one he rescues her from marriage to a real bum ...

This may not be as strong as other Scott/Boetticher Westerns, such as 'Buchanan Rides Alone' or 'The Tall T', but it's very strong, and would make a great double bill with 'High Noon'--another fine flick about someone being brave enough to stand against the tide of local cowardice, and get things done in cleaning up the town's garbage.This is very unique in that Scott's character, Bart Allison, is determined for revenge, three years in the making, for the bad guy seducing his wife (who ended up killing herself in disgrace).

Wow--Randolph Scott playing a bastard first frame to last. No wonder the movie received such scathing reviews from Scott fans.

Two ex-Confederates (Randolph Scott & Noah Beery Jr.) arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of the town boss (John Carroll), whom the leader of the two (Scott) blames for someone's death years earlier.

Playing with the typical Randolph Scott-Ranown formula makes for an unsettling yet intriguing Western movie experience, a story about a good man out for the sort of vengeance that lessens him, even as he retains our rooting interest.Bart Allison (Scott) rides into the town of Sundown with one thing on his mind: Doing in the man that drove his wife to her death.