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Randy Rides Alone
Randy Rides Alone
	Film poster for a later re-release
Directed by	Harry L. Fraser
Written by	Lindsley Parsons
Produced by	Paul Malvern for Lone Star Productions
Starring	John Wayne; Alberta Vaughn;
Cinematography	Archie Stout
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	June 5, 1934;
Running time	53 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Randy Rides Alone is a 1934 American Pre-Code Western film starring John Wayne, Yakima Canutt, and George Hayes (before Hayes developed his famous "Gabby" persona). The 53-minute black-and-white film was directed by Harry L. Fraser, produced by Paul Malvern for Lone Star Productions, and released by Monogram Pictures. Wayne plays a cowboy falsely accused of massacring all the occupants of a saloon, except for a beautiful young woman who hid out of sight.

Plot

Randy Bowers rides into town, and upon hearing a tinny piano rendition of "Sobre las Olas" coming from a saloon, enters to investigate. He walks in to find the patrons and bartender all shot dead, with the song coming from a player piano, along with a note advising the local sheriffs not to investigate. The sheriffs arrive and immediately blame Randy for the massacre. Within the sheriff's posse is Matt the Mute, who cannot speak and writes to communicate—using the same handwriting as was found in the note.

Randy escapes with the help of Sally Rogers, the niece of the dead owner of the bar, who survived the massacre by hiding in a crawlspace. Randy runs from the sheriff and ends up in a cave in which the bandits have their hideout. They kidnap Sally, who escapes with Randy's help. Matt the Mute is eventually exposed as the real killer and is himself killed when he enters the bar, which is filled with explosives.

In the end, Randy and Sally are married, and they live happily ever after.

Cast

John Wayne as Randy Bowers
Alberta Vaughn as Sally Rogers
George Hayes as Marvin Black, or Matt Mathews or Matt the Mute
Yakima Canutt as henchman Spike
Earl Dwire as Sheriff
Artie Ortego as Deputy Al

References

External links

Randy Rides Alone on YouTube
Randy Rides Alone at IMDb
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Randy Rides Alone at AllMovie
Randy Rides Alone at the TCM Movie Database
Randy Rides Alone at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Randy Rides Alone is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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 | name           = Randy Rides Alone
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+| caption        = Film poster for a later re-release
 | director       = [[Harry L. Fraser]]
-| producer       = Paul Malvern for Lone Star Productions
+| producer       = [[Paul Malvern]] for Lone Star Productions
 | writer         = Lindsley Parsons
 | starring       = {{plain list|
-*[[John Wayne]]
+* [[John Wayne]]
-*[[Alberta Vaughn]]
+* [[Alberta Vaughn]]
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-'''''Randy Rides Alone''''' is a [[Western (genre)|Western]] film made in 1934. The 53-minute black-and-white film was directed by [[Harry L. Fraser]], produced by Paul Malvern for Lone Star Productions and released by [[Monogram Pictures]].
+'''''Randy Rides Alone''''' is a 1934 American [[Pre-Code]] [[Western (genre)|Western]] film starring [[John Wayne]], [[Yakima Canutt]], and [[George "Gabby" Hayes|George Hayes]] (before Hayes developed his famous "Gabby" persona). The 53-minute black-and-white film was directed by [[Harry L. Fraser]], produced by Paul Malvern for Lone Star Productions, and released by [[Monogram Pictures]]. Wayne plays a cowboy falsely accused of massacring all the occupants of a saloon, except for a beautiful young woman who hid out of sight.
-== Plot ==
+==Plot==
+Randy Bowers rides into town, and upon hearing a tinny piano  rendition of "[[Sobre las Olas]]" coming from a saloon, enters to investigate. He walks in to find the patrons and bartender all shot dead, with the song coming from a [[player piano]], along with a note advising the local sheriffs not to investigate. The sheriffs arrive and immediately blame Randy for the massacre. Within the sheriff's posse is Matt the Mute, who cannot speak and writes to communicate—using the same handwriting as was found in the note.
-Bandits led by Matt the Mute enter a bar and kill multiple people. Randy Bowers comes to town and is framed by Matt the Mute, who is working with the sheriff, who doesn't know that Matt is really a criminal. Matt the Mute writes out everything he wants to say. Randy escapes with the help of Sally Rogers, the niece of the dead owner of the bar. Bowers runs from the sheriff, and ends up in the cave in which the bandits have their hideout. They kidnap Sally, who escapes with the help of Bowers. Matt the Mute is killed when he enters the bar, which is filled with explosives, and the niece marries Randy.
+Randy escapes with the help of Sally Rogers, the niece of the dead owner of the bar, who survived the massacre by hiding in a crawlspace. Randy runs from the sheriff and ends up in a cave in which the bandits have their hideout. They kidnap Sally, who escapes with Randy's help. Matt the Mute is eventually exposed as the real killer and is himself killed when he enters the bar, which is filled with explosives.
+In the end, Randy and Sally are married, and they live [[happy ending|happily ever after]].
-== Cast ==
+==Cast==
 * [[John Wayne]] as Randy Bowers
 * [[Alberta Vaughn]] as Sally Rogers
-* [[George "Gabby" Hayes]] as Marvin Black aka Matt Mathews / Matt the Mute
+* [[George "Gabby" Hayes|George Hayes]] as Marvin Black, or Matt Mathews or Matt the Mute
-* [[Yakima Canutt]] as Henchman Spike
+* [[Yakima Canutt]] as henchman Spike
 * [[Earl Dwire]] as Sheriff
 * [[Artie Ortego]] as Deputy Al
-* [[Tex Phelps]] as Deputy
-* [[Horace B. Carpenter]] as Ed Rogers (uncredited)
-* Tommy Coats as Kidnapper Joe (uncredited)
-* [[Mack V. Wright]] as deputy (uncredited)
 ==See also==
 * [[John Wayne filmography]]
+==References==
-== External links ==
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
+{{Commons category|Randy Rides Alone}}
+* {{YouTube|id=5KeMhKWYIrs|title=Randy Rides Alone}}
 * {{IMDb title|id=0025699}}
+* {{amg movie|40284}}
+* {{tcmdb title|id=21551}}
+* {{AFI film|id=4528|title=Randy Rides Alone}}
 * {{Internet Archive film|id=RandyRidesAlone|name=Randy Rides Alone}}
+{{Harry L. Fraser}}
 [[Category:1934 films]]
-[[Category:Black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Harry L. Fraser]]
-[[Category:1930s Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:1934 Western (genre) films]]
 [[Category:Monogram Pictures films]]
 [[Category:American Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:1930s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language Western (genre) films]]