A Lawless Street (1955)

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Up until its surisingly mundane finale, A Lawless Street is one of the best of the Randolph Scott westerns of the 1950s. Scott plays famed marshal Calem Ware, whose strenous activities on behalf of law and order have exacted a toll on his personal life. Keeping the peace in the town of Medicine… More Up until its surisingly mundane finale, A Lawless Street is one of the best of the Randolph Scott westerns of the 1950s. Scott plays famed marshal Calem Ware, whose strenous activities on behalf of law and order have exacted a toll on his personal life. Keeping the peace in the town of Medicine Bend, Ware hopes to someday be reconciled with his ex-wife Tally Dickinson (Angela Lansbury), now a touring musical comedy star. Just as Tally arrives in Medicine Bend, Ware is forced to deal with big-time criminals Thorne (Warner Anderson) and Clark (John Emery), not to mention their hired gun Baskam (Michael Pate). Will he do his duty and rid the town of his outlaw element, or will he hang up his guns as Tally wants him to? One of the highlights of A Lawless Street is a lively saloon-hall number performed by Angela Lansbury, who is quite a dish in her revealing stage wardrobe. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.
Directed By: Joseph H. Lewis
Genres: Western, Classics

On DVD: Sep 6, 2005

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Randolph Scott was born to play this kind of cowboy role.

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Cast

            Randolph Scott as Calem Ware

            Angela Lansbury as Tally Dickinson

            Warner Anderson as Hamer Thorne

            Jean Parker as Cora Dean

            Wallace Ford as Dr. Amos Wynn

            John Emery as Cody Clark

            James Bell as Asaph Dean

            Ruth Donnelly as Molly Higgins

            Michael Pate as Harley Baskam

            Don Megowan as Dooley Brion

            Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Dingo Brion

            Peter Ortiz as Hiram Hayes

            Don Carlos as Juan Tobrez

            Frank S. Hagney as Dingo Brion

            Charles Williams as Willis

            Frank Ferguson as Abe Deland

            Harry Tyler as Tony Cabillo

            Harry Antrim as Mayor Kent

            Stanley Blystone
            
            Barry Brooks
            
            George Pat Collins
            
            Hal K. Dawson
            
            Reed Howes
            
            Frank J. Scannell
            
            Jay Lawrence
            
            Guy Teague
            
            Edwin Chandler
            
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