Name: The Law and Jake Wade
Genre: Western
Rating: 59
Cast: Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens, Robert Middleton, Henry Silva

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The character dynamics are as important as the action set-pieces.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 6, 2021

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Tough little John Sturges directed western follows reformed ex-outlaw Jade Wake, played by Robert Taylor, who is now a peaceable town sheriff. His new life if disrupted when a former partner in crime, Richard Widmark, escapes from prison and then stalks Taylor and his bride-to-be until he can get Taylor to reveal to him where the stolen loot from their last heist is buried. It's a well make and no nonsense western with a strong cast that besides Taylor and the always great Widmark includes Patricia Owens, Henry Silva, and DeForest Kelley. And fine photography by Robert Surtees.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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A fine piece of Awesome Western with top notch performances from Widmark & Taylor--Solid Stuff... Dark & Dusty!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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The Law and Jake Wade is a fairly stock western starring Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens and the glorious Western scenery. The interest comes from the interaction of Taylor and Widmark, two most different actors. Widmark is twitchy, edgy and evokes not the nineteenth but the mid- twentieth century. Taylor has an ageless quality to him, a solidity and stability that lets the other actors bounce off him like pygmies off a giant. He also exudes a kind of integrity and decency even when he's supposed to be a (reformed, mostly) bad man. Owens does what she can with an underwritten part. The plot is discussed elsewhere in more detail. The movie moves quickly with lots of action. It's definitely worth a look, maybe more than one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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another good late 50's psychological westerns

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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dave j

Thursday, July 5, 2012 (1958) The Law And Jake Wade WESTERN Robert Taylor stars as Jake Wade whose succeeded in breaking out a murdered criminal, Cling(Richard Widmark) out of jail to settle an old debt, but apparently there's another reason as the film is progressing. Original and well photographed Western film, and the setting is gritty. 3 1/2 out of 4 stars

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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A mediocre film about a do-gooder and a bad-do-er in a western.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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John Sturges

Director

Robert Taylor

Jake Wade

Richard Widmark

Clint Hollister

Patricia Owens

Peggy

Robert Middleton

Ortero

Henry Silva

Rennie

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Synopsis

Bandits Clint Hollister (Richard Widmark) and Jake Wade (Robert Taylor) botch a robbery that ends with Clint imprisoned. Despairing, Jake leaves the loot in an abandoned village and quits crime for good. Now working for the law, Jake helps free his old cohort from jail. Clint doesn't want the treasure to go to waste, however, so he forces Jake and his girlfriend, Peggy (Patricia Owens), to lead him to the stash. But to unearth the money, they'll have to get past dangerous Comanche warriors.

Director: John Sturges
Screenwriter: William Bowers
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 26m

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