Ride the High Country

Final film of Randolph Scott. He retired from acting once he saw the finished film, saying he wanted to quit while he was ahead and that he would never be able to better his work here.

The many 34-star flags, all on flagpoles, at the opening of the movie do not match the Bobby helmets, open automobiles and electric wiring over the streets. The 34-star U.S. flag was in use only from 1861-1863. There is, however, also an inconsistent 45-star flag strung across the street. That design, in use from 1896-1908, does match the movie's time setting.

It is important to remember that no older US Flag ever becomes "unofficial". As states joined the Union and a star was added, the previous flag still remained an official flag of the United States, so the town could have been using earlier flags that were available for the celebration.

Introducing Mariette Hartley