Frontier Law
Frontier Law

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Frontier Law

1943
Movie
55 min
English

A town is cleared of crime when a group of cowboys under the direction of Hayden battles an outlaw gang. They also manage to restore the reputation of a friend wrongly accused of murder.

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IMDb6.1/10
Director: Lambert HillyerGenres: Western, Action, Crime

Plot Summary

A former outlaw, now a U.S. Marshal, returns to his old territory to clean up a corrupt town run by a ruthless gang. He faces the difficult task of bringing justice to a place where he was once feared, confronting his past and the people who remember him for his criminal deeds. His mission is complicated by the presence of the gang's leader, who is also his former associate.

Critical Reception

Frontier Law is a typical B-Western of its era, featuring straightforward action and a familiar plot. While not a groundbreaking film, it delivered the expected thrills for its target audience, with a solid performance from its lead.

What Reviewers Say

  • A standard Western adventure with ample action.

  • Charles Starrett effectively portrays a lawman with a dark past.

  • Predictable plot but entertaining for fans of the genre.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce for this classic Western, but it is generally appreciated for its straightforward plot and action sequences, typical of B-Westerns from the 1940s.

Fun Fact

This film was part of Columbia Pictures' popular "Durango Kid" series, though Charles Starrett's character, Steve Burke, was not a masked rider himself.

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