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Law and Order

1953 · 80 min

A steady, old-fashioned Western that mixes frontier action with moral dilemmas and family loyalty, easy to watch but with a serious core.

Tagline
From Dodge City to Tombstone...His Guns Were the Only Law!
Overview
Wild West lawman Frame Johnson arrests a notorious outlaw, but, after the locals threaten to break into the prison and hang the crook without a trial, Johnson gets fed up with injustice. He decides to put his days of gunslinging behind him in favor of a simple domestic life with his lover, Jeannie. The couple move to the supposedly idyllic Cottonwood — only to find that their new home has been overrun by a rogue rancher who has unfinished business with Frame.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • family
  • revenge
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Nathan Juran
Written by
John Bagni, D.D. Beauchamp, Gwen Bagni
Starring
Ronald Reagan, Dorothy Malone, Preston Foster, Alex Nicol, Ruth Hampton, Russell Johnson, Barry Kelley, Chubby Johnson
Cinematography
Clifford Stine
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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