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Lawless Empire

  • 1945
  • Passed
  • 58m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
103
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Noel Boggs, John Calvert, Tommy Duncan, Joe Holley, Millard Kelso, Charles Starrett, Bob Wills, Jimmy Wyble, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and Al Stricklin in Lawless Empire (1945)
Western

A band of raiders are about to run the Murphys off of their homestead when they are stopped by the Rev. Harding and his sister Vicky. Gang leader Duke Flinders is about to shoot Harding when... Read allA band of raiders are about to run the Murphys off of their homestead when they are stopped by the Rev. Harding and his sister Vicky. Gang leader Duke Flinders is about to shoot Harding when the Durango Kid appears and runs off the outlaws. Steve Ransom is persuaded by the townsp... Read allA band of raiders are about to run the Murphys off of their homestead when they are stopped by the Rev. Harding and his sister Vicky. Gang leader Duke Flinders is about to shoot Harding when the Durango Kid appears and runs off the outlaws. Steve Ransom is persuaded by the townspeople to beome their Marshal. He soon learns that saloon owner Blaze Howard and Doc Weston... Read all

  • Director
    • Vernon Keays
  • Writers
    • Elizabeth Beecher
    • Bennett Cohen
  • Stars
    • Charles Starrett
    • Tex Harding
    • Dub Taylor
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    103
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vernon Keays
    • Writers
      • Elizabeth Beecher
      • Bennett Cohen
    • Stars
      • Charles Starrett
      • Tex Harding
      • Dub Taylor
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Tex Harding, Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in Lawless Empire (1945)
    John Calvert, Tex Harding, Mildred Law, Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in Lawless Empire (1945)
    Tex Harding, Ethan Laidlaw, and Charles Starrett in Lawless Empire (1945)
    Tex Harding, Ethan Laidlaw, Charles Starrett, and Bob Wills in Lawless Empire (1945)
    Ethan Laidlaw and Charles Starrett in Lawless Empire (1945)

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    Charles Starrett
    Charles Starrett
    • Steve Ranson…
    Tex Harding
    • Rev. Tex Harding
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Cannonball
    Mildred Law
    Mildred Law
    • Vicky Harding
    Bob Wills
    Bob Wills
    • Bob Wills
    Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
    • Band
    Jessie Arnold
    Jessie Arnold
    • Mrs. Murphy
    • (uncredited)
    Noel Boggs
    • Member - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
    • (uncredited)
    John Calvert
    John Calvert
    • Blaze Howard
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Chatterton
    Tom Chatterton
    • Enders - Editor
    • (uncredited)
    George Chesebro
    George Chesebro
    • Lenny - Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Tommy Duncan
    • Tommy - Playboys Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Galbreath
    • Homesteader
    • (uncredited)
    Chick Hannan
    Chick Hannan
    • Homesteader
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Holley
    • Left-Handed Fiddler
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Howard
    Edward Howard
    • Homesteader
    • (uncredited)
    Lloyd Ingraham
    Lloyd Ingraham
    • Mr. Murphy
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Jones
    Ray Jones
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Vernon Keays
    • Writers
      • Elizabeth Beecher(story)
      • Bennett Cohen(screenplay)
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    • Goofs
      In the final fight The Durango Kid shoots at a villain on the ground. It is quite apparent that his shot would have missed by a considerable distance. However, the villain clutches his right shoulder as if shot.
    • Soundtracks
      Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer
      Written by Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills

      Performed by Bob Wills and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, sung by Tommy Duncan

    User reviews4

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    Pretty Good Mix
    A big attraction here is Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys who were quite an influence on country music, merging swing rhythms with more traditional country stylings. Their first number here shows off the new sound splendidly. The movie itself is fairly routine—land grabbers trying to get homesteaders property. The Durango Kid, however, is an interesting creation. He's sort of like the Lone Ranger with his white horse and bandanna mask, keeping his real identity a secret. Here he switches identity when foiling the land grabbers' various plots. Anyway, there's some hard riding, not much fast shooting, but an eye-catching cattle stampede through town. All in all, it's an agreeable 60-minutes for Front Row geezers like me.

    (Speaking of geezers, the landgrabbers are led by actor John Calvert who amazingly is still living at age 100+ !)
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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Power of Possession
    • Filming locations
      • Walker Ranch - 19152 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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