| The Bounty Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andre de Toth |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Written by | Winston Miller (story) Finlay McDermid |
| Starring | Randolph Scott Marie Windsor Ernest Borgnine |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | Edwin B. DuPar |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 22, 1954 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bounty Hunter is a 1954 western film, the last of six Randolph Scott Westerns directed by Andre de Toth, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was filmed in 3-D but released flat, though a 3-D print sits in the Warner archives.[1]
The opening prologue explaining the role of the bounty hunter and an ambush by a rifle of a wanted man is very similar to the opening of Sergio Leone's For a Few Dollars More.
Scott rides into the town of Twin Forks in order to capture unknown criminals that sets the townpeople into paranoia as each person has their own secrets to hide.
Randolph Scott plays the title role dressed in black. A lawman without a badge, he explains his occupation as one of wishing to enforce the law but "not wanting to break up fights or throw drunks in jail". When asked by the town sheriff why he became a bounty hunter he counts his cash reward replying "I'm counting the reasons, and they're ten short".[2]