Law of the West (1932)

For revenge the outlaw Morgan steals the Carruthers young son. Seventeen years later Carruthers arrives in the valley where Morgan, his gang, and the now grown Bob hide. After Morgan shoots... See full summary »

Director:

Robert N. Bradbury

Writer:

Robert N. Bradbury (story)

Stars:

Bob Steele, Nancy Drexel, Ed Brady

Cast

Cast overview:
Bob Steele	...	Bob Carruthers, alias Bob Morgan
Nancy Drexel	...	Sally Tracy
Ed Brady	...	Lee Morgan
Hank Bell	...	Marshal Dan Carruthers
Charles West	...	'Dad' Tracy
Earl Dwire	...	Henchman Butch
Dick Dickinson	...	Henchman Buck Connors
Rose Plumer	...	Mrs. Mary Carruthers (as Rose Plummer)

Storyline

For revenge the outlaw Morgan steals the Carruthers young son. Seventeen years later Carruthers arrives in the valley where Morgan, his gang, and the now grown Bob hide. After Morgan shoots Tracy, he tells Bob that Carruthers did it and sends Bob out after him. But unknown to Bob, Morgan has put blanks in his gun.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | rustler | whipping | murder | kidnapping

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

La ley del más fuerte

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trem Carr Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
Written by Grant Clarke, Maurice Abrahams and Lewis F. Muir

User Reviews

Could Have Been A Classic

No doubt in my mind that Law Of The West was rushed quickly into production to take advantage of the notoriety regarding the coverage of the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Throughout the Thirties kidnapping stories used as plot themes because of that tragedy.

Bob Steele was 25 when he made Law Of The West in which he plays a young outlaw with a past. When he was just a toddler outlaw Ed Brady snatched him in retaliation for Steele's real father Hank Bell killing his son during a shootout with the gang. Brady raises the kid who grows up to be Steele with a real hatred because he plans that eventually he plans what he considers a just revenge.

This was an interesting theme for a B western, a revenge tale worthy of Shylock, Richard III, or Iago. Probably had this gotten an A picture treatment this could have been a classic.

As it is it's just one of hundreds of films that exploited the Lindbergh kidnapping.