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Lawless Range (1935)John Middleton is investigating cattle rustling when he is captured and tossed into a cave with Emmett, a rancher who disappeared earlier. They help each other escape and learn that a local... See full summary » Director:Robert N. Bradbury (as R.N. Bradbury)Writer:Lindsley Parsons (story) |
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Sheila Bromley | ... |
Ann Mason
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Frank Carter
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Hank Mason
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Marie Mason
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Yakima Canutt | ... |
Joe Burns
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Emmett
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John Middleton is investigating cattle rustling when he is captured and tossed into a cave with Emmett, a rancher who disappeared earlier. They help each other escape and learn that a local banker is trying to scare everyone away to grab up some secret gold mines. Written by Ed Stephan <[email protected]>
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4 November 1935 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Highnoon in Helltown See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Robert N. Bradbury
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Originally meant to be a Monogram-Lone Star western, this picture was instead released by Republic after that company's temporary (as it turned out) takeover of Monogram in 1935. See more »Goofs
Middleton is singing and playing the guitar as he approaches the town. When he goes off to Mason's valley, there is no guitar with him but he has one when he gets to Mason's house. See more »Soundtracks
The Girl I Loved Long Ago(uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Robert N. Bradbury
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What's unusual here for the period is the construction of the villain's identity. Most 'big boss' bad guys were openly introduced on screen and given excessive, cartoonish proportions. Here, the boss is playing a double role, one blending within the group of good guys/victims, the other unseen and disguised until the climax. The effect is enforced by the lack of close-up face images.
Aside from that, most of this is ordinary - Wayne as the irony-free hero who gets the girl. His voice is overdubbed by a professional baritone (a tenor would have been more convincing) in the obligatory musical segment, which pushed audio splicing technology to its limits.
The gunfight scenes are nothing special. But there are two key action sequences, the first being a dive into a lake and the ensuing escape. Also, Wayne jumps from horseback to horseback to unmount the opposing rider - a scene that appears to be a rough template for Lucas' speeder chase in "Return of the Jedi".