Ride the High Country (1962)
Showdown in the High Sierra!
94 min
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
- Release date
- May 9, 1962
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- George Bassman
- Budget
- $813,000
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Main Title / The Contract for Goldinstrumental2:46
- The Trek Begins / Elsa's Mad Dash / Arrival at Knudsensinstrumental1:27
- Elsa's Long Gowninstrumental1:05
- Heck Tempts Elsainstrumental1:49
- The Boys Reminisceinstrumental1:22
- Love in the Hay / The Bigotinstrumental2:08
- The Trek Continues / Philosophy of Lifeinstrumental1:19
- The Big Pitchinstrumental1:33
- The Romance Deepens / Elsa's Concern / The Hammond Campinstrumental3:58
- Attempted Rape / Elsa's Hysteriainstrumental1:20
- The Return from Coarsegold / Caught Red-Handedinstrumental3:26
- The Challenge / The Enemy Arrivesinstrumental1:48
Cast
- Randolph Scott as Gil Westrum
- Joel McCrea as Steve Judd
- Mariette Hartley as Elsa Knudsen
- Ron Starr as Heck Longtree
- Edgar Buchanan as Judge Tolliver
- R.G. Armstrong as Joshua Knudsen
- Jenie Jackson as Kate
- James Drury as Billy Hammond
- L.Q. Jones as Sylvus Hammond
- John Anderson as Elder Hammond
- John Davis Chandler as Jimmy Hammond
- Warren Oates as Henry Hammond
- George Bell as Townsman (uncredited)
- Chet Brandenburg as Miner (uncredited)
- Don Brodie as Spieler (uncredited)
- Byron Foulger as Abner Samson (uncredited)
- Frank Hagney as Miner (uncredited)
- Percy Helton as Luther Samson (uncredited)
- Victor Izay as Jake (uncredited)
- Don Kennedy as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
- Jack Kenny as Miner (uncredited)
- Donald Kerr as Spieler (uncredited)
- Michael T. Mikler as Hank (uncredited)
- Spec O'Donnell as Pianist (uncredited)
- Carmen Phillips as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Crew
- Sam Peckinpah · Director
- N.B. Stone Jr. · Writer
- Richard E. Lyons · Producer
- George Bassman · Composer
- Lucien Ballard · Cinematographer
- Frank Santillo · Editor