A Randolph Scott Western from the 1954. Scott plays a stagecoach guard who rides shotgun as their transport is about to enter their next stop. What Scott doesn't know is that his sworn enemy is going to lure him from his duties (Scott has vowed revenge in voice over for a past crime) so that an elaborate heist is attempted. Working again w/Andre De Toth (House of Wax), this Scott vehicle is unique in the fact it almost plays like a Western noir where narration & a weird story structure keeps the barely ninety minute feature interesting & quite watchable. Look for Charles Bronson (billed under his birth name Charles Buchinsky) as a member of the villain's gang.
Review of Riding Shotgun
