The Law Commands

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueNight riders are terrorizing homesteaders, and the town doctor tries to keep the locals from forming a vigilante group. After more towns people are killed, however, the rest of the town make... Tout lireNight riders are terrorizing homesteaders, and the town doctor tries to keep the locals from forming a vigilante group. After more towns people are killed, however, the rest of the town makes the doctor the town sheriff and tells him to clean up the gang.Night riders are terrorizing homesteaders, and the town doctor tries to keep the locals from forming a vigilante group. After more towns people are killed, however, the rest of the town makes the doctor the town sheriff and tells him to clean up the gang.

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Rôles principaux23

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Tom Keene

Dr. Keith Kenton

Lorraine Randall

Mary Lee Johnson
(as Lorraine Hayes)

Robert Fiske

John Abbott
(as Robert Fisk)

Budd Buster

Kentuck' Jones

Matthew Betz

Henchman Frago
(as Mathew Betz)

John Merton

Frank Clark

Carl Stockdale

Jed Johnson

Marie Stoddard

Min Jones

Charlotte Treadway

Martha Abbott

David Sharpe

Danny Johnson

Allan Cavan

Judge

Horace B. Carpenter

Jason
(as Horace Carpenter)

Bob Burns

Settler
(uncredited)

Fred Burns

Farmer
(uncredited)

Adabelle Driver

Squatter's Wife
(uncredited)

Olin Francis

Jenkins
(uncredited)

Oscar Gahan

Man in Store
(uncredited)

Herman Hack

Farmer
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Los Angeles Tuesday 18 November 1947 on KTLA (Channel 5); it was first aired in New York City Saturday 10 June 1950 on the DuMont Television Network's WABD (Channel 5).

Citations
Opening crawl: In 1862, the imminent passing of the Homestead Act, giving all Americans the right to acquire 160 acres of government land, started the tide of empire westward. The rich lands of Iowa beckoned, but no sooner had settlers planted their crops when ruthless land sharks made their appearance. Their terror was especially felt in Johnson County where cowardly night riders descended on the farmers and drove them from their lands.

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7/10

Good cast, mostly well directed in good story that, alas, falls apart at end

"The Law Commands" is available at YouTube. Lots of very good movies are available at YouTube. But sometimes the people uploading them don't do a very good job, or, worse, they don't have a complete print of whatever they're offering.

"The Law Commands" is one of the latter. It looks like an entire reel is missing because suddenly the bad guys are on the run with no explanation as to why.

That is really too bad because the story begins extremely well, with a superlative cast presenting the story, and speaking some intelligent dialog throughout most of the movie.

Some of the actors, including one of my favorites, Tom Keene, and Carl Stockdale and Robert Fiske as a bad guy, would stand out in any production.

One of my motion picture heroes, David Sharpe, is new and young here, but even so, he gives a believable performance.

Then the apparent missing reel and the rather lame and tame ending causes it all to seem pretty flat. Frankly, I'm puzzled why it happened.

Still, I'm glad I watched and I hope you will too.