Law and Order (1932)

Directed by

Edward L. Cahn

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lawman tries to keep order in a wild frontier town after a notorious outlaw gang arrives. He must face down corrupt politicians and violent gunmen to uphold justice.

classicfast-pacedgrittyearneststraightforwardunyieldingmorally serious

What happens

Law and Order is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film starring Walter Huston, Harry Carey, Andy Devine, Russell Hopton and Russell Simpson. It was the first movie to depict the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona. The film is based on the novel Saint Johnson, by W. R. Burnett. Walter Huston plays the part of lawman Frame Johnson, a fictionalized version of Wyatt Earp, and Russell Hopton plays his brother Luther Johnson. An acclaimed early Western due to its character development, Law and Order features a script by John Huston, Walter's soon-to-be-famous son, and Tom Reed, who provided dialog for many movies in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of changes made during the film's production, all scenes involving actress Lois Wilson were cut prior to the film's release, despite initially being second billed and credited on initial theatrical release posters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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