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Law and Order

  • 19531953
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Ronald Reagan, Ruth Hampton, and Dorothy Malone in Law and Order (1953)
Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done...
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Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done...Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done...Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done...
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    • Nathan Juran
  • Writers
    • W.R. Burnett(novel "Saint Johnson")
    • Inez Cocke(adaptation)
    • John Bagni
  • Stars
    • Ronald Reagan
    • Dorothy Malone
    • Preston Foster
    • Nathan Juran
  • Writers
    • W.R. Burnett(novel "Saint Johnson")
    • Inez Cocke(adaptation)
    • John Bagni
  • Stars
    • Ronald Reagan
    • Dorothy Malone
    • Preston Foster
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Ronald Reagan and Russell Johnson in Law and Order (1953)
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    Ronald Reagan and Dorothy Malone in Law and Order (1953)
    Ronald Reagan and Dorothy Malone in Law and Order (1953)
    Preston Foster, Don Gordon, and Dennis Weaver in Law and Order (1953)
    Preston Foster, Barry Kelley, and Dennis Weaver in Law and Order (1953)
    Ronald Reagan and Chubby Johnson in Law and Order (1953)
    Martin Garralaga and Russell Johnson in Law and Order (1953)
    Ronald Reagan, Gregg Barton, and Tristram Coffin in Law and Order (1953)
    Ronald Reagan and Dorothy Malone in Law and Order (1953)

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    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • Frame Johnson
    Dorothy Malone
    Dorothy Malone
    • Jeannie
    Preston Foster
    Preston Foster
    • Kurt Durling
    Alex Nicol
    Alex Nicol
    • Lute Johnson
    Ruth Hampton
    Ruth Hampton
    • Maria
    Russell Johnson
    Russell Johnson
    • Jimmy Johnson
    Barry Kelley
    Barry Kelley
    • Fin Elder
    Chubby Johnson
    Chubby Johnson
    • Denver Cahoon
    Jack Kelly
    Jack Kelly
    • Jed
    Dennis Weaver
    Dennis Weaver
    • Frank Durling
    Wally Cassell
    Wally Cassell
    • Durango Kid
    Richard Garrick
    Richard Garrick
    • Judge Williams
    Carl Andre
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Gregg Barton
    Gregg Barton
    • Wingett
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Checkers Player
    • (uncredited)
    John Bose
    John Bose
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Lane Bradford
    Lane Bradford
    • Rider Announcing Sheriff's Return
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Townsman Turning in Guns
    • (uncredited)
      • Nathan Juran
    • Writers
      • W.R. Burnett(novel "Saint Johnson")
      • Inez Cocke(adaptation)
      • John Bagni
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film takes place in 1882.
    • Goofs
      During the climatic fight between Frame Johnson (Ronald Reagan) and Kurt Durling (Preston Foster), Durling punches Johnson and then vaults over a hitching post to continue the fight. When he vaults over the hitching post, Durling grips the post firmly with his supposedly useless "wooden hand" and uses it to boost himself over the post.
    • Quotes

      Jeannie: [to Frame Johnson] You're big and you're ugly and you're stupid, and I happen to be in love with you.

    • Connections
      Featured in Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

    User reviews20

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    8/10
    Entertaining Studio B-Western
    Ronald Reagan quits his job as sheriff of Tombstone (No, he's not Wyatt Earp.) and heads for greener pastures in an attempt to start a new calmer life for himself and his brothers, only to find out that his new home is run with an iron hand, both figuratively and literally, by old foe Preston Foster and his sniveling sons.

    A solid studio B-western, this looks like a million bucks in gorgeous Technicolor and has a script that really knows what buttons to push.

    One of Reagan's better roles, he strikes all the right notes and is definitely well cast.

    This is also a great showcase for up and coming future stars Russell Johnson (the professor on Gilligan's Island) and an almost unrecognizable Dennis Weaver, who really makes the best out of his role as one of Foster's sadistic sons.

    The final fist-fight between Reagan and Foster is well staged, exciting, and immensely satisfying.
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    • Release date
      • December 14, 1953 (Algeria)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes

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