The Law of the 45's (1935)

Original title

The Law of 45's

Directed by

John P. McCarthy

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

57 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the Old West, two cowboys known as the Three Mesquiteers try to stop a gang of outlaws. This film is the first adventure of these characters.

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What happens

The Law of the 45's (also known as The Mysterious Mr. Sheffield in the UK) is a 1935 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy. The screenplay was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by William Colt MacDonald. It was the first film to be made of MacDonald's characters The Three Mesquiteers, that later became a film series at Republic Pictures. Though only two of the characters, Tucson and Stoney, appeared in this film, Williams would appear as the missing member "Lullaby" Joslyn in Powdersmoke Range shot in the same year for RKO. Previously the Alexander brothers Arthur Alexander and Max Alexander had released a series of Westerns starring Guinn Williams under their Beacon Pictures company. Law of the 45s was made by Max's Normandy Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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