Laiton kaupunki

Original title: The Lawless

19501950
K-16K-16
1h 23m

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6.7/10

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Macdonald Carey and Gail Russell in Laiton kaupunki (1950)

Crime Drama Film-Noir

A newspaper editor in a small agricultural town finds himself going against the people in the town when he gets involved in the plight of the area's fruit pickers, who are mostly Mexican.A newspaper editor in a small agricultural town finds himself going against the people in the town when he gets involved in the plight of the area's fruit pickers, who are mostly Mexican.A newspaper editor in a small agricultural town finds himself going against the people in the town when he gets involved in the plight of the area's fruit pickers, who are mostly Mexican.

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

646

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,734

22,725

Director
- Joseph Losey
Writer
- Daniel Mainwaring(written for the screen by)
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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

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Maurice Jara and Lalo Rios in Laiton kaupunki (1950)

Macdonald Carey, John Hoyt, Walter Reed, Gail Russell, and Johnny Sands in Laiton kaupunki (1950)

Macdonald Carey, Lalo Rios, and Gail Russell in Laiton kaupunki (1950)

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Trivia
Film debut of Tab Hunter.

Quotes
Cadwallader: See that white line over there? If I was the sheriff, which I ain't, since I never was lazy enough to work for the county, I'd hike right along it, to the river.

Connections
Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)

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7/10

Solid programmer with a super Lee Patrick performance

Tightly paced social problem programmer is well directed by Losey. Carey was never the strongest of leading men and perhaps the film would have been better served by an actor with more gravitas in the lead but he turns in an acceptable performance. Gail Russell is fine in the limited screen time she has but her role isn't really noteworthy. The person who is underutilized is Lee Patrick as an out of town reporter, whenever she's on screen the other actors recede into the background so sharp is her presence, the mark of a truly outstanding supporting performer. The story is sadly relevant even today, how people can be swayed by mob rule and unreasoning prejudice.

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