Law of the Lawless

The "Hanging Judge" had come to the moment of decision!

6.1
19641h 27m

A former gunfighter, now a circuit court judge, faces his father's killer in a small post-Civil War Kansas town.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

Judge Clem Rogers

Photo of Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Ellie Irish

Photo of William Bendix

William Bendix

Sheriff Ed Tanner

Photo of Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Joe Rile

Photo of Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Big Tom Stone

Photo of John Agar

John Agar

Pete Stone

Photo of Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Ben the Bartender

Photo of Jody McCrea

Jody McCrea

George Stapleton

Photo of Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Attorney Rand McDonald

Photo of Bill Williams

Bill Williams

Silas Miller

Photo of Rod Lauren

Rod Lauren

Deputy Tim Ludlow

Photo of Romo Vincent

Romo Vincent

Doc Samuels

Photo of Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Roy Johnson

Photo of Leigh Chapman

Leigh Chapman

Saloon Girl Leigh

Photo of Regis Parton

Regis Parton

Ned Johnson

Photo of Philo McCullough

Philo McCullough

Townsman (uncredited)

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Reviews

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Wuchak

6/10

_**An A.C. Lyles town-bound Western that culminates with a court sequence**_

A judge rides into a Kansas town (Dale Robertson) to arbitrate a murder trial involving the son of the formidable mogul (John Agar and Barton MacLane). Yvonne De Carlo plays a saloon girl, Lon Chaney Jr. a friend of the accused and Bruce Cabot a hired gun.

“Law of the Lawless” (1964) is an A.C. Lyles Western, who produced over a dozen ‘second-feature’ Westerns in the mid-60s, which all featured former A-list actors and were shot in 10-14 days. The teams Lyles gathered together for his productions always knew what they were doing and did it competently and efficiently.

As such, there’s little artistic merit to this Western, but it effectively gets the job done if you’re in the mode for traditional town-bound Western. De Carlo was certainly a beauty and this was her last film before focusing on The Munsters for the next few years.

The movie runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot at Iverson Ranch & Paramount Studios, Los Angeles.

GRADE: B-/C+

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