A Lawless Street

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NR,1hr 18min

Genre:

Western

Released:

January 1, 1955

Director:

Joseph H. Lewis

Distributor:

Columbia TriStar

Starring:

Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Warner Anderson ... More

Synopsis: Up until its surisingly mundane finale, A Lawless Street is one of the best of the Randolph Scott westerns of the 1950s. Scott plays famed marshal Calem Ware, whose strenous activities on behalf of law and order have exacted a toll on his personal life. Keeping the peace in the town of Medicine Bend, Ware hopes to someday be reconciled with his ex-wife Tally Dickinson (Angela Lansbury), now a touring musical comedy star. Just as Tally arrives in Medicine Bend, Ware is forced to deal with big-time ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review A Lawless Street is a slightly above average Western that is perhaps more interesting for what it shows about the way the genre was developing than because of its dramatic import. By 1955, the "oater" had begun the change from a good guys vs. bad guys set-up to one that explored what makes a good guy and what makes a bad guy. In Street, the divide between the two is still solid, but there are some ... Read Review