The Lawless Breed (1952)
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47% of users liked it
(106 ratings)
The Lawless Breed is based on the exploits of Texas bad man John Wesley Hardin, played here quite convincingly by Rock Hudson. The film takes the Cecil B. DeMille approach of condemning evil by showing as much evil as the censor will allow. After nearly an hour of unrepentant perfidy, Hardin settles… More The Lawless Breed is based on the exploits of Texas bad man John Wesley Hardin, played here quite convincingly by Rock Hudson. The film takes the Cecil B. DeMille approach of condemning evil by showing as much evil as the censor will allow. After nearly an hour of unrepentant perfidy, Hardin settles down to marry good woman Julie Adams. In middle age, he determines to steer his son clear of outlawry, resulting in a sentimental but non-maudlin finale. Directed by Raoul Walsh, who had given Rock Hudson his first screen role in Fighter Squadron, Lawless Breed was reportedly instrumental in landing Hudson as starring role in George Stevens' Giant (1956). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Raoul Walsh
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 3, 1953 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Highly inaccurate biopic on legendary Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Indifferent Western about a repulsive outlaw, with some decent use of color as a saving grace.
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Cast
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Rock Hudson
as John Wesley Hardin
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Julie Adams
as Rosie
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Mary Castle
as Jane Brown
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John McIntire
as John Clements
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Hugh O'Brian
as Ike Hanley
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Dennis Weaver
as Jim Clements
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Forrest Lewis
as Zeke Jenkins
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Lee Van Cleef
as Dirk Hanley
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Tom Fadden
as Chick Noonan
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Race Gentry
as John Hardin Jr.
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Richard Garland
as Joe Clements
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Glenn Strange
as Ben Hanley
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William Pullen
as Joe Hardin
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Michael Ansara
as Gus
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Stanley Blystone
as Card Player
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Wheaton Chambers
as Doc
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Alden 'Stephen' Chase
as Judge
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Edward Earle
as Henry Johnson
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Gertrude Graner
as Aunt Em
- I. Stanford Jolley
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Ethan Laidlaw
as Clerk
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Paul Newlan
as Race Track Judge
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Emory Parnell
as Bartender
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Carl Pitti
as Sheriff Conlon
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Buddy Roosevelt
as Deputy Sheriff
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Dick Wessel
as Marv the Bartender
- Hank Worden
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Francis Ford
as Old Timer
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George Wallace I
as Bully Brady
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Thomas E. Jackson
as McNelly
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Ned Davenport
as Blunt
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Robert Anderson
as Wild Bill Hickok
