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The Law of the Range (1928)

60 min  -  Western   -  21 January 1928 (USA)
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Jim Lockhart is out to capture the robbing and murdering "Solitaire Kid". His girl Betty is on a stagecoach held up by the Kid... See full summary »

Director:

William Nigh

Writers:

Robert E. Hopkins (titles), Norman Houston (story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Tim McCoy, Joan Crawford and Rex Lease
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tim McCoy Tim McCoy ...
Jim Lockhart
Joan Crawford ...
Betty Dallas
Rex Lease Rex Lease ...
Solitaire Kid
Bodil Rosing Bodil Rosing ...
Mother of Jim and the Kid
Tenen Holtz ...
Cohen
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Storyline

Jim Lockhart is out to capture the robbing and murdering "Solitaire Kid". His girl Betty is on a stagecoach held up by the Kid, who falls for her and who she notices has a tatoo very much like one of Jim's. Turns out they were brothers separated twenty years earlier. Now that they are reunited Jim kills the Kid in front of their mother and Betty. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Murder | Robbery

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WHAT A PICTURE! Oh Boy! Here's action for you! Tim McCoy outdoes himself in this hard-ridin', hard-fightin', mile-a-second outdoor drama! See it now! Cheer him from a ringside seat!

Genres:

Western

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Country:

USA

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Also Known As:

Die brennende Prärie - Das Gesetz des Westens See more »

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Budget:

$80,000 (estimated)
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Silent

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Black and White
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Referenced in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) See more »