Ride Out for Revenge 1957

imdb-logo 5.8 / 10

Ride Out for Revenge

When an Indian chief is murdered in a hateful town, a sympathizing ex marshal tries to stop the Indians from attacking for revenge.

When an Indian chief is murdered in a hateful town, a sympathizing ex marshal tries to stop the Indians from attacking for revenge.

Videos & Photos

All 0 Videos & 3 Photos

... Amy Porter

... Captain George

... Pretty Willow

... Little Wolf

... Chief Yellow Wolf

User reviews

See All 1 Reviews

23 Jun 2021 by John Chard

That's what this town's got, an epidemic, a hate, a disease. Ride Out for Revenge is directed by Bernard Girard and written by Norman Retchin. It stars Rory Calhoun, Gloria Grahame, Lloyd Bridges, Joanne Gilbert, Frank DeKova and Vince Edwards. Music is by Leith Stevens and cinematography by Floyd Crosby. A black and white Civil Rights Oater, Ride Out for Revenge has good intentions and no little amount of dramatic worth. Not everything works, as it's certainly portrayed in simplistic terms, but the anti-racist core of the story is worthy of viewing investment. We are in the town of Sand Creek and the inhabitants are all bitter victims to the Indian Wars. One man stands alone in Sand Creek, Tate (Calhoun), a one time superlative Indian Fighter who now finds himself in love with a Cheyenne woman and firmly of the liberal mind that war has no favourite side: Misery is equal regardless of race, creed and colour. But can Tate avert an impending massacre that is brewing because of bile strewn hatred? Sand Creek is the base for Capt. George (Bridges), a cowardly drunkard who just wants the Cheyenne out of the Black Hills and down to some army governed reservation. But when cold blooded murder rears its ugly head, and tragedy strikes on both sides of the fence, Sand Creek approaches its day of reckoning. The Wages of Sin, eh Captain? There's no great production value on offer but the film still looks splendid thanks to Crosby's (High Noon) photography. Thematically it's a formula that even by 1957 was hardly original, but the under valued Calhoun oozes enough stoic machismo and emotional conflict to really engage those interested in the Civil Rights side of this period in history. Though the fact that he is lusted after by the twin beauties that are Gloria Grahame and Joanne Gilbert marks him out as one lucky dude! Maybe you's like to know what a savage girl does when her savage father's murdered? She cries. She cries just as hard as you did when John was killed. Is it preachy? No, it isn't. It's a viable narrative doing the best it can on a "B" budget. It should be noted that it very much beats the drum for both sides, it makes sure we know that all parties are scarred by the horrors of this distasteful war. OK! So it wont give the superior Devil's Doorway a run for its money, or even be fit enough to tie the boots of Broken Arrow, but it shouldn't be readily dismissed as weak "B" movie fodder. Besides, it has enough character interest and an extended knife fight by the river to make it at the very least a time waster for the Western faithful. 6.5/10

Genres:

Western

Release Date:

Oct 31, 1957 (United States)

Run Time:

1hr 18`

MMPA Rating:

NR

Original Language:

English

Production Countries:

United States

Status:

Released

Related Movies To

Ride Out for Revenge

Write Review

Found 1 reviews in total

23 Jun 2021 by John Chard

That's what this town's got, an epidemic, a hate, a disease. Ride Out for Revenge is directed by Bernard Girard and written by Norman Retchin. It stars Rory Calhoun, Gloria Grahame, Lloyd Bridges, Joanne Gilbert, Frank DeKova and Vince Edwards. Music is by Leith Stevens and cinematography by Floyd Crosby. A black and white Civil Rights Oater, Ride Out for Revenge has good intentions and no little amount of dramatic worth. Not everything works, as it's certainly portrayed in simplistic terms, but the anti-racist core of the story is worthy of viewing investment. We are in the town of Sand Creek and the inhabitants are all bitter victims to the Indian Wars. One man stands alone in Sand Creek, Tate (Calhoun), a one time superlative Indian Fighter who now finds himself in love with a Cheyenne woman and firmly of the liberal mind that war has no favourite side: Misery is equal regardless of race, creed and colour. But can Tate avert an impending massacre that is brewing because of bile strewn hatred? Sand Creek is the base for Capt. George (Bridges), a cowardly drunkard who just wants the Cheyenne out of the Black Hills and down to some army governed reservation. But when cold blooded murder rears its ugly head, and tragedy strikes on both sides of the fence, Sand Creek approaches its day of reckoning. The Wages of Sin, eh Captain? There's no great production value on offer but the film still looks splendid thanks to Crosby's (High Noon) photography. Thematically it's a formula that even by 1957 was hardly original, but the under valued Calhoun oozes enough stoic machismo and emotional conflict to really engage those interested in the Civil Rights side of this period in history. Though the fact that he is lusted after by the twin beauties that are Gloria Grahame and Joanne Gilbert marks him out as one lucky dude! Maybe you's like to know what a savage girl does when her savage father's murdered? She cries. She cries just as hard as you did when John was killed. Is it preachy? No, it isn't. It's a viable narrative doing the best it can on a "B" budget. It should be noted that it very much beats the drum for both sides, it makes sure we know that all parties are scarred by the horrors of this distasteful war. OK! So it wont give the superior Devil's Doorway a run for its money, or even be fit enough to tie the boots of Broken Arrow, but it shouldn't be readily dismissed as weak "B" movie fodder. Besides, it has enough character interest and an extended knife fight by the river to make it at the very least a time waster for the Western faithful. 6.5/10

Cast & Crew of

Ride Out for Revenge

Directors & Credit Writers

... Director

... Assistant Director

Cast

... Amy Porter

... Captain George

... Pretty Willow

... Little Wolf

... Chief Yellow Wolf

... Billy

... Preacher

... Lieutenant (uncredited)

... Squaw (uncredited)

... Townsman (uncredited)

... Soldier (uncredited)

... Townsman (uncredited)

... Indian (uncredited)

... Cheyenne Indian (uncredited)

... Indian (uncredited)

... Soldier (uncredited)

... Townsman (uncredited)

... Townsman (uncredited)

Produced By

... Executive Producer

... Producer

... Associate Producer

Videos & Photos of

Ride Out for Revenge

Photos ( 3 )

Related Movies To

Ride Out for Revenge

Found 12 Movies in total

poster-Day of Reckoning
Day of Reckoning (2025)

0 /10

Put-upon lawman John Dorsey is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, so he posses up with bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden to hold outlaw Emily Rusk hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns the posse on themselves, but as her marauding husband and his gang approach, Emily and John realize they will need each other to survive.

Run Time: 1hr 46` . MMPA: R . Release: 28 Mar 2025

Director: Shaun Silva

Producer: Christina Moore , Billy Zane , Sunday Boling

Stars: Zach Roerig , Billy Zane , Cara Jade Myers , Scott Adkins , Trace Adkins , Travis Hammer

poster-Gunslingers
Gunslingers (2025)

0 /10

When the most wanted man in America surfaces in a small Kentucky town, his violent history -- and a blood-thirsty mob seeking vengeance and a king’s ransom -- soon follow. As brothers face off against one another and bullets tear the town to shreds, this lightning-fast gunslinger makes his enemies pay the ultimate price for their greed.

Run Time: 1hr 44` . MMPA: R . Release: 11 Apr 2025

Director: Brian Skiba

Producer: Alan B. Bursteen , Hilary Lambert , Scott Reed

Stars: Stephen Dorff , Nicolas Cage , Costas Mandylor , Heather Graham , Bre Blair , William McNamara

poster-The Five
The Five (2023)

7.4 /10

A scorned woman enlists the help of five strangers to execute a bank robbery. Tensions rise as the men anxiously await her arrival with the money, leaving the crew to wonder if they have been betrayed.

Run Time: 1hr 15` . MMPA: NR . Release: 07 Jan 2023

Director: Travis Mills

Producer: John Marrs , Joe Narode , Travis Mills

Stars: John Marrs , Todd South , Tom Dragt , Michael P. Walker , Cat Roberts , Paul Bloom

poster-Dead in Tombstone
Dead in Tombstone (2013)

4.8 /10

An outlaw named Guerrero Hernandez is shot in the back and killed whilst attempting to free his half-brother from a small-town prison. Making a deal with the devil, Hernandez returns from the dead to take his revenge.

Run Time: 1hr 40` . MMPA: R . Release: 01 Oct 2013

Director: Cornelia Stefan , Roel Reiné

Producer: Gillian Hawser , Irina Scurt , Greg Holstein

Stars: Danny Trejo , Mickey Rourke , Anthony Michael Hall , Dina Meyer , Richard Dillane , Ronan Summers

poster-Showdown in Yesteryear
Showdown in Yesteryear (2022)

0 /10

An aspiring cowboy encounters a mysterious door on a ranch. Upon opening it and stumbling through, he’s suddenly thrust back into time -- 160 years back in the old west -- where outlaws rule and life is dangerous…

Run Time: 2hr 1` . MMPA: . Release: 20 Aug 2022

Director: Aaron Bratcher

Producer: Jeff Grennell , Tim O'Hearn

Stars: Vernon Wells , Debra Lamb , Jeff Grennell , Tim O'Hearn , Aaron Bratcher , Michelle Snyder

poster-Coyote Woman
Coyote Woman (2024)

0 /10

Ten years after the natives murdered her family, Iris hires two men to wipe out the whole lot, which happens to now include her sister Cynthia.

Run Time: 1hr 51` . MMPA: R . Release: 01 May 2024

Director: Stefan Ruf

Producer: Lissa Rabon , Ginger Liu , John H. Davis

Stars: Nik L. Guerra , Heath Allyn , Les Best , Tom Byrne , Larissa Dali , Don Daro

poster-Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!
Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! (2022)

5.2 /10

This time, the rivals team up to help a cowgirl and her brother save their homestead from a greedy land-grabber, and they’re going to need some help! Jerry’s three precocious nephews are all ready for action, and Tom is rounding up a posse of prairie dogs. But can a ragtag band of varmints defeat a deceitful desperado determined to deceive a damsel in distress? No matter what happens with Tom and Jerry in the saddle, it’ll be a rootin’ tootin’ good time!

Run Time: 1hr 15` . MMPA: G . Release: 24 Jan 2022

Director: Darrell Van Citters

Producer: Darrell Van Citters , Sam Register , Ashley Postlewaite

Stars: George Ackles , Sean Burgos , Trevor Devall , Chris Edgerly , Georgie Kidder , Justin Michael

poster-Once Upon a Time in Tombstone
Once Upon a Time in Tombstone (2021)

1.8 /10

This movie delivers all of the great characters you would expect in a film about Tombstone. The Earp Brothers, The Clanton Brothers, Doc Holliday, Johnny Ringo etc. and great gunfights. What the film delivers, is a multitude of pieces of the puzzle that complete the story, not just about why the gunfight happened but the real history about what led up to it

Run Time: 1hr 22` . MMPA: . Release: 16 Feb 2021

Director: Christopher Forbes

Producer: Stuart Alson , Nicole Holland

Stars: William Adams , Ronald Blanton , Charles Gabel , Terri Gibson , Wade Fullmer , Daniel Dobson

poster-Gunfight at Rio Bravo
Gunfight at Rio Bravo (2023)

4.2 /10

When mysterious Russian gunslinger Ivan Turchin rides into a small Texas town, he runs afoul of a bloodthirsty outlaw gang known as The Hellhounds. Outmanned and outgunned, the town must put their trust in Turchin to protect them from annihilation at the hands of the bandits. The gunslinger finds allies in the form of Marshal Austin Carter and Sheriff Vernon Kelly, and together the three must make a desperate stand against impossible and violent odds.

Run Time: 1hr 20` . MMPA: NR . Release: 13 Jan 2023

Director: Joe Cornet

Producer: Art Camacho , Joe Cornet , Alexander Nevsky

Stars: Alexander Nevsky , Olivier Gruner , Joe Cornet , Matthias Hues , Natalie Denise Sperl , Kerry Goodwin

poster-McLintock!
McLintock! (1963)

7.1 /10

Ageing, wealthy, rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men and nearby Native Americans. As McLintock tries to juggle his various adversaries, his wife—who left him two years previously—suddenly returns. But she isn't interested in George; she wants custody of their daughter.

Run Time: 2hr 7` . MMPA: NR . Release: 12 Nov 1963

Director: Frank Parmenter , Richard Chaffee , Andrew V. McLaglen

Producer: Michael Wayne , Robert E. Morrison , Howard Joslin

Stars: John Wayne , Maureen O'Hara , Patrick Wayne , Stefanie Powers , Jack Kruschen , Chill Wills

poster-Frontera
Frontera (2014)

6.6 /10

After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.

Run Time: 1hr 43` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 31 Jul 2014

Director: Michael Berry

Producer: Eric A. Williams , Tracy K. Price , Bill Andrew

Stars: Ed Harris , Eva Longoria , Michael Peña , Amy Madigan , Kristen Rakes , Seth Adkins

poster-Grey Owl
Grey Owl (1999)

6 /10

Archie Grey Owl is a trapper in Canada in the early 1930s when a young Iroquois woman from town asks him to teach her Indian ways. They live in the woods, where she is appalled at how trapped animals die. She adopts two orphaned beaver kits and helps Archie see his way to stop trapping. Instead, he works as a guide, a naturalist writer, and then the Canadian government hires him to save the beaver in a conserve by Lake Ajawaan in Prince Albert National Park. He writes a biography, which brings him attention in Canada and invitations to lecture in England. Before he leaves, he and Anahareo (Pony) marry. In England, his secret is revealed. Will Anahareo continue to love him?

Run Time: 1hr 57` . MMPA: . Release: 01 Oct 1999

Director: Richard Attenborough

Producer: Richard Attenborough , Josette Perrotta , Lenny Young

Stars: Pierce Brosnan , Stewart Bick , Vlasta Vrana , Annie Galipeau , Neil Kroetsch , Serge Houde