Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men
NR | 17 July 1948 (USA)
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US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Executscan Expected more
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Ed-Shullivan Good guy hero Vance who rides tall in the saddle (once again) Randolph ScottBad guy villain dressed all in black willing to shoot defenceless men is Robert RyanTwo strong, beautiful women Anne Jeffreys and Jacqueline White vying for the love of our hero Vance (Randolph Scott)And what western is not complete without George "Gabby" Hayes?Trains, banks, cattle, bank robbers, posse's, comedy, romance, shoot 'em ups, bar room fights, Billy the Kid, the three (3) Younger brothers, the three (3) Dalton brothers, Wild Bill Doolin, Wild Bill Yeager, and the Arkansas Kid all partaking in the robberies, shoot 'em ups, and posse chases.Ahhhh, what a relaxing way to end your day. A classic western no holds bar none . I give this western starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys and the most beautiful Jacqueline White an 8 out of 10 rating.
Prismark10 Return of the Badmen is a crazy but a fun B western. It is a bit clichéd as Randolph Scott plays Vance Cordell a retired Texas Ranger hoping to settle down in Oklahoma which is just ripe for a land rush.The very best of outlaws are planning to just exactly that, a land grab as they converge to cause havoc. Led by the mean Sundance Kid (Robert Ryan) a world away from Robert Redford's portrayal. The outlaws also include Billy the Kid, the Younger Brothers, the Daltons, Wild Bill Yeager, Wild Bill Doolin. Vance manages to get one of the female outlaws to mend her ways and it also leads him to fight off two female admirers.Vance becomes a Marshall in order to take down the brutish Sundance Kid with a one on one fist fight.A likable, undemanding western.
bkoganbing Randolph Scott had scored a pretty good success dealing with a whole bunch of name outlaws in Badman's Territory a few years back. Small wonder that RKO decided to repeat the same formula. Though Return of the Badmen is by no means a sequel to the original film.Return of the Badmen finds Randolph Scott as a retired Texas Ranger looking to settle in the newly opened Oklahoma Territory. But formerly the territory known as the Indian nations was patrolled by the army with visits from occasional federal peace officers like Rooster Cogburn if John Wayne fans will remember True Grit. A summit of outlawry has been called by Bill Doolin as played by Robert Armstrong. He brings in the Daltons, the Youngers, Billy the Kid, and the meanest of them all, the Sundance Kid as played by Robert Ryan. This is not the same guy who partnered with Paul Newman. He's a mean cuss and he's the guy that Randolph Scott eventually squares off with for reasons you'll have to see the film for.Repeating the same formula that RKO used for Scott in Abilene Town, he's got two girls pursuing him. One is Jacqueline White who is banker Gabby Hayes's daughter who is the widow of a peace officer herself with a small son in Gary Gray. The other is a Calamity Jane type outlaw named Cheyenne played by Anne Jeffreys who is Armstrong's niece. Again you'll have to see Return of the Bad Men to figure out who Scott gets.In true cowboy hero fashion, old peace officer Randolph Scott answers the call of the citizenry for law and order. Though Return of the Bad Men doesn't cover any new ground, it's a good western for Randolph Scott.Or as Mel Brooks would have it, RANDOLPH SCOTT.
helpless_dancer When a ruthless gang of bank and train robbers begin terrorizing a fledgling Oklahoma countryside, a new marshall is appointed to bring them to justice. It is no easy task because the bandits consist of the infamous Doolins, Daltons, and Youngers. Particularly troublesome is the psychotic Sundance Kid, an ornery lowdown skunk if ever there was one. Just an average western with a lot of old familiar faces.