The Law of 45's (1935)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

John P. McCarthy

Writers:

William Colt MacDonald (novel)
Robert Emmett Tansey (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 December 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Where blood flowed red!

Plot:

Lawyer Rontel has made Geologist Sheffield his prisoner and by power of attorney is using his money...

Plot Keywords:

Three Mesquiteers Series | Sequel | Based On Novel | Number In Title

Cast

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams	...	Tucson 'Two-Gun' Smith
Molly O'Day	...	Joan Hayden
Al St. John	...	Stoney Martin
Ted Adams	...	Gordon Rontell
Lafe McKee	...	Charlie Hayden (Joan's Father)
Fred Burns	...	Sheriff Tom
Curley Baldwin	...	Deputy Bill
Martin Garralaga	...	Joe Sanchez (Rontell's Gunman)
Broderick O'Farrell	...	Sir Henry Sheffield (as Roderick O'Farrell)
James Sheridan	...	Henchman Toral (as Sherry Tansey)
Glenn Strange	...	Monte (Hayden Wrangler) (as Glen Strange)

Also Known As:

The Mysterious Mr. Sheffield (UK)

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #1659)

Company:

Normandy Pictures Corporation

Don't call him a hamburger!

In Law of The 45's. Squinty eyed Tucson Smith and his sidekick Stoney try to figure out who is trying to hustle all the ranchers land and why. All signs point to the greedy slimy mustachioed lawyer (of course) Rentel. This was not bad, although really pedestrian. Big Boy Williams (yes, that is the actor's name) is pretty good as the hero here, although one questions what kind of an aim he has with that kind of gun handling. Al St. John does his usual sidekick role with great aplomb, and Ted Adams plays his limited role to the best of all his abilities. This was good, not great.

By the way, twice they alluded to the Law of The 45's, but never bothered to explain what exactly it is.