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Book SynopsisScreenwriter Kirk Ellis brilliantly unpacks the themes, narrative, visual language, and editing in the seminal film
Ride Lonesome. Ellis not only shows how this one film embodies a turning point for the Western, but he also explores the unique vision and contributions of director Bud Boetticher and his writing partner Burt Kennedy.
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Ben Stride, Matt Brennan, Ben Brigade, and Jeff Cody
Chapter One. "A Man Can't Be Too Careful in This Country"
Chapter Two. "A Man Can Do That"
Chapter Three. "Ain't Right for a Man to Be Alone"
Chapter Four. "A Man Should Have Something to Belong To"
Chapter Five. "Fancy Running into You in All This Empty"
Chapter Six. "She Ain't Ugly"
Chapter Seven. "I Almost Forgot"
Chapter Eight. "That Figures"
Chapter Nine. "At Least It's Somethin' to Do"
Epilogue. A Movie for Mister Boetticher
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
