Randolph Scott is clearly Boetticher’s muse. Throughout all these Ranown Westerns, Scott is shown in such a lovely light that it’s hard not to just fall in love with the character he plays in each film. Comanche Station is no exception, where his character’s morals really do make him stand a head above the others. The standards of the Ranown Western are all here and are comforting and familiar, but this time with a soundtrack that feels so specifically western in a way that was missing from prior films in this series. The time dedicated to showcasing the landscape breaks things up but also gives the simple story a sense of majesty about it, which really does give the ending moments this sense of relief, contrasting it to the clearly more harsh environments
Randolph Scott is clearly Boetticher’s muse. Throughout all these Ranown Westerns, Scott is shown in such a lovely light that it’s hard not to just fall in love with the character he plays in each film. Comanche Station is no exception, where his character’s morals really do make him stand a head above the others. The standards of the Ranown Western are all here and are comforting and familiar, but this time with a soundtrack that feels so specifically western in a way that was missing from prior films in this series. The time dedicated to showcasing the landscape breaks things up but also gives the simple story a sense of majesty about it, which really does give the ending moments this sense of relief, contrasting it to the clearly more harsh environments
