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Law and Order

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Frame Johnson (Walter Huston) is an itinerant gambler traveling among frontier towns with three companions. Arriving in Tombstone, they discover a corrupt outpost dominated by Poe Northrup (Ralph Ince) and his vicious brothers. Frame is recognized as the renowned former lawman "Saint" Johnson, but does not wish to get involved. After the Northrups push him too far, though, he accepts the job of town marshal. Conflict comes to a head with a climactic gunfight at the OK Corral.

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Andre Sennwald New York Times 04/16/2024
Walter Huston, as the gun-toting Saint, gives his usual expert performance, and he is admirably assisted by Raymond Hatton, Harry Carey, Ralph Ince and a generally capable cast. Law and Order is a superior specimen of Western heroics. Go to Full Review Wolfe Kaufman Variety 04/16/2024
With all the cards stacked against him In this picture Walter Huston manages to crash though for another fine character portrayal, but it's still only a fair to middling horse opera. Go to Full Review Irene Thirer New York Daily News 04/16/2024
2/4
Men and the younger male generation go big for this sort of stuff -- the old, old-fashioned Western cinema with all the trimmings... But ladies aren't going to get much out of Law and Order. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jul 15
3/4
Before there was Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp, Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp, Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp, and Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp, there was Walter Huston as … Frame Johnson? Go to Full Review P.S. Harrison Harrison's Reports 04/16/2024
The action is fast and thrilling all the way through, but it is chiefly a man’s picture, for it is full of shooting. Go to Full Review Lloyd S. Thompson San Francisco Examiner 04/16/2024
The most exciting western I've seen since Cimarron. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 12/29/2023 Earp Rip off with only Huston to recommend it. See more 09/25/2016 The other half of a Edward L. Cahn double feature I saw at the Cleveland Cinematheque. This low budget Universal western of 1932 was remade with Ronald Reagan in the 50s. This is actually one of many adaptations of the tale of Wyatt Earp with Doc Holliday and their showdown in Tombstone. The Wyatt character becomes Frame Johnson played by Walter Huston. The Doc character becomes Ed Brandt played by Harry Carey. Frame has one brother with him and they fight the Northrup gang. It will all be quite familiar if you know the legend of Tombstone. I enjoyed seeing performances from Walter Huston and Harry Carey in their prime. With Law and Order being brought to the wild west the morality is in simple terms of black and white, good vs. evil. Again it falls right in the mediocre middle with earlier silent westerns establishing genre clichés and later westerns taking more risk with style and therefore becoming more memorable. See more Read all reviews
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Edward L. Cahn

Director

Walter Huston

Frame "Saint" Johnson

Harry Carey

Ed Brandt

Ralph Ince

Poe Northrup

Russell Hopton

Luther Johnson

Raymond Hatton

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Synopsis Frame Johnson (Walter Huston) is an itinerant gambler traveling among frontier towns with three companions. Arriving in Tombstone, they discover a corrupt outpost dominated by Poe Northrup (Ralph Ince) and his vicious brothers. Frame is recognized as the renowned former lawman "Saint" Johnson, but does not wish to get involved. After the Northrups push him too far, though, he accepts the job of town marshal. Conflict comes to a head with a climactic gunfight at the OK Corral.
Director
Edward L. Cahn
Producer
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Screenwriter
Tom Reed
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 10m