The Law West of Tombstone (1938)
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Despite its title and its potent lineup of cowboy talent, RKO Radio's The Law West of Tombstone is more comedy than western. The characters are all based on famous frontier characters, with names changed to protect the producers. Harry Carey is cast against type as a blowhard Judge Roy Bean… More Despite its title and its potent lineup of cowboy talent, RKO Radio's The Law West of Tombstone is more comedy than western. The characters are all based on famous frontier characters, with names changed to protect the producers. Harry Carey is cast against type as a blowhard Judge Roy Bean clone, whose bravado masks the heart of a coward. With the help of Billy the Kid rip-off Tim Holt, Carey fends off a gang that closely resembles the Clantons. Holt ends up in the arms of Jean Rouverol, a busy ingenue of the 1930s who later became a prolific children's story writer. Law West of Tombstone was directed by onetime movie leading man Glenn Tryon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Glenn Tryon
- Genres
- Western, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 18, 1938 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A ridiculous comical Western about a windbag four-flusher whose character is modeled after the historical Judge Roy Bean.
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Cast
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Harry Carey
as Bill Barker
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Tim Holt
as The Tonto Kid
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Evelyn Brent
as Clara Martinez
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Jean Rouverol
as Nitta Moseby
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Clarence Kolb
as Sam Kent
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Esther Muir
as Mme. Mustache
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Bradley Page
as Doc Howard
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Paul Guilfoyle
as Bud McQuinn
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Ward Bond
as Mulligan
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George Irving
as Mort Dixon
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Monte Montague
as Clayt McQuinn
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Spencer Charters
as El Paso Judge
- Robert Greig
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Harry Hayden
as Indian Agent
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Selmar Jackson
as N.Y. Judge
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Bob Kortman
as Charlie McQuinn
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Allan Lane
as Danny Sanders
- Kermit Maynard
- Charles B. Middleton
- Frank Moran
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Sid Saylor
as N.Y. Reporter
- Eddy Waller
