Rage at Dawn

1955
PG
1h 27m

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Randolph Scott, Edgar Buchanan, J. Carrol Naish, Mala Powers, and Forrest Tucker in Rage at Dawn (1955)

A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.

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6/10

Typical 50s western - with one special aspect

Pretty standard 50s western fare here...nothing you wouldn't expect.

However, as I grew up in Jackson County, Indiana, it was quite strange to hear the names and the communities from my childhood as the locale of the story.

By the way, whoever wrote the "trivia" for this film has no idea what they're talking about in regards to the "flat plains" of Indiana. The film notes at the beginning this is "Southern Indiana" -- and my home county has some significant hills and very rolling landscape. Central and northern Indiana IS flat. Where this movie takes place is definitely NOT.

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Apr 23, 2019
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Trivia
Ten members of the Reno gang were lynched in three separate incidents in 1868. The first three were taken by vigilantes from a train. Three others were lynched at a later time. The last lynching--which included Reno brothers, Frank, Sim and Bill--actually claimed a fourth victim, gang member Charlie Anderson. Anderson and Frank Reno were technically in federal custody when they were lynched. This is believed to be the only time in US history that a federal prisoner had ever been lynched by a mob before a trial.

Goofs
Set in Indiana in 1866, the opening sequences reveal telephone poles and telephone lines in the background. Also, the U.S. and California State flag are shown on a flagpole in the background. (The film was shot in California)

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Opening crawl: This is the true story of the Reno Brothers... Clint, a respected farmer, and Frank, Simeon, John and Bill... who were the first train robbers in American history. Looting, burning and killing, this infamous clan rode through the middle border states setting the pattern for the great outlaw bands which were to follow: the James boys, the Daltons and the Youngers... The year, 1866. The place is Southern Indiana.