Law of the Lawless
The "Hanging Judge" had come to the moment of decision!
1964 | 87m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | William F. Claxton |
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| Writer: | Steve Fisher |
| Staring: |
| A former gunfighter, now a circuit court judge, faces his father's killer in a small post-Civil War Kansas town. | |
| Release Date: | May 13, 1964 |
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| Director: | William F. Claxton |
| Writer: | Steve Fisher |
| Genres: | Western |
| Keywords | judge |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, A.C. Lyles Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dale Robertson | Judge Clem Rogers |
| Yvonne De Carlo | Ellie Irish |
| William Bendix | Sheriff Ed Tanner |
| Bruce Cabot | Joe Rile |
| Barton MacLane | Big Tom Stone |
| John Agar | Pete Stone |
| Richard Arlen | Ben the Bartender |
| Jody McCrea | George Stapleton |
| Kent Taylor | Attorney Rand McDonald |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | Tiny |
| Bill Williams | Silas Miller |
| Rod Lauren | Deputy Tim Ludlow |
| George Chandler | Martin |
| Don 'Red' Barry | Red |
| Romo Vincent | Doc Samuels |
| Roy Jenson | Roy Johnson |
| Jerry Summers | Jake Johnson |
| Joseph Forte | Banker |
| Alex Sharp | Rider |
| Leigh Chapman | Saloon Girl Leigh |
| Regis Parton | Ned Johnson |
| Dick Ryan | Kinfolk |
| George Ford | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Art Felix | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Fred Rapport | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Ray Spiker | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Al Beaudine | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William F. Claxton | Director |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Steve Fisher | Writer |
| Paul Dunlap | Original Music Composer |
| Lester Shorr | Director of Photography |
| Otho Lovering | Editor |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Al Roelofs | Art Direction |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| A.C. Lyles | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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_**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+