Best of the Badmen

Two-fisted sagebrush saga with Robert Ryan as Jeff Clanton, a Union Army officer, who, after the Civil War, offers the members of the Jesse James-Cole Younger gang immunity in exchange for their loyalty to the U.S. government. But when he’s framed for murder by a detective (Robert Preston) who wants to collect the bounty on the James-Younger crew, Clanton winds up joining the outlaws. With Claire Trevor, Jack Buetel, Walter Brennan, and Lawrence Tierney star. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.