Randolph Scott's westerns turned dark in the 1950s when he was paired with director Budd Boetticher, writer Burt Kennedy and John Wayne for Batjac's production of 7 MEN FROM NOW in 1956. The feature was highlighted by a chillingly villainous Lee Marvin and a more intense Scott than the affable cowpoke he had been portraying. The success of that film, shot in what would become Boetticher's signature location, the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California, launched a series of classic westerns that have become known as The Ranown westerns. Ranown was Scott's production company, a combination of his name and producer Harry Joe Brown. Other films followed with aging star Scott becoming more and more like silent western icon, William S. Hart. While his characters became more austere loners, the villains became more likable, with subversive, witty dialogue exchanges between the good bad man and the bad good man. This series of revisionist westerns culminated in two bonafide classics, RIDE LONESOME (1959) and COMANCHE STATION (1960).

Joining Rob Word to dive deep into the Scott westerns is the Emmy winning writer/producer of JOHN ADAMS, INTO THE WEST and the author of a book on the Ranown productions of Boetticher, Kennedy, Scott and Brown. The insightful book is simply titled "Ride Lonesome." Kirk met director Boetticher while at USC and developed a deep friendship and appreciation for him. Together, they spent several years attempting to produce Boetticher’s dream project, A HORSE FOR MISTER BARNUM. During that time, Ellis also came under the guidance and tutelage of a master storyteller, Burt Kennedy.

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