Law and Order (1940 film)
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Law and Order | |
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Directed by | Ray Taylor |
Written by | W. R. Burnett (novel) Sherman L. Lowe (screenplay) (screenplay) |
Produced by | |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | November 28, 1940 |
Running time | 57 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Law and Order is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor.
Plot summary[]
Bill Ralston arrives in town planning to settle down but quickly gets caught up in the fight between the townspeople and Poe Daggett and his gang. He takes the job of town Marshal and soon brings law and order. When Daggetts men ambush him he kills Poe's brother. Poe then kills Bill's friend Brant and this leads to the showdown.
Cast[]
- Johnny Mack Brown as Bill Ralston
- Fuzzy Knight as Deadwood
- Nell O'Day as Sally Dixon
- James Craig as Brant
- Harry Cording as Poe Daggett
- Earle Hodgins as Sheriff Fin Elder
- Robert Fiske as Ed Deal
- Jimmie Dodd as Jimmy Dixon
- William Worthington as Judge Williams
- Ted Adams as Walt Daggett
- Ethan Laidlaw as Kurt Daggett
- George Plues as Stage Driver
- Harry Humphrey as Cal Dixon
Soundtrack[]
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1940 films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- 1940 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- American film remakes
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on works by W. R. Burnett
- Universal Pictures films
- 1940s Western (genre) film stubs