Wanted by the Law

Name: Wanted by the Law
Genre: Western
Released: 1924-03-15
Duration: 1 h 3 min
Cast: J.B. Warner, Jay Morley, William McCall

19241924
1h 3min

Western

Jim Loraine flees his Idaho ranch after his brother, wearing Jim's hat, shoots a man and Jim is accused. In Montana Jim finds a prospector that has been shot who tells him of a map to his go... Read allJim Loraine flees his Idaho ranch after his brother, wearing Jim's hat, shoots a man and Jim is accused. In Montana Jim finds a prospector that has been shot who tells him of a map to his gold strike. Jim finds the map and gives it to his niece. But the man that shot the prospect... Read allJim Loraine flees his Idaho ranch after his brother, wearing Jim's hat, shoots a man and Jim is accused. In Montana Jim finds a prospector that has been shot who tells him of a map to his gold strike. Jim finds the map and gives it to his niece. But the man that shot the prospector now arrives to take the map away from her. When Jim drives him away, he get himself mad... Read all

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J.B. Warner

Jim Loraineas Jim Loraine

Jay Morley

Bill Baxteras Bill Baxter

William McCall

Henchman Bush McGrawas Henchman Bush McGraw

Frank Rice

Jerry Hawkinsas Jerry Hawkins

Thomas G. Lingham

Sheriff Rufe Matlockas Sheriff Rufe Matlock
(as Tom Lingham)

Dorothy Wood

Jessie Waltonas Jessie Walton

Jay Hunt

Sandy Waltonas Sandy Walton
(as J. Hunt)

Billie Bennett

Mrs. Loraineas Mrs. Loraine
(as Miss Billie Bennett)

Ralph McCullough

Bud Loraineas Bud Loraine
(as McCollugh)

Jack Waltemeyer

Idaho Sheriffas Idaho Sheriff
(as Jacob Waldermyer)

Jim Loraine flees his Idaho ranch after his brother, wearing Jim's hat, shoots a man and Jim is accused. In Montana Jim finds a prospector that has been shot who tells him of a map to his gold strike. Jim finds the map and gives it to his niece. But the man that shot the prospector now arrives to take the map away from her. When Jim drives him away, he get himself made a Deputy and returns to legally kill the man he now knows is wanted in Idaho. —Maurice VanAuken <vanauken@comcast.net>

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Taglines
- A THRILL A SECOND IN "Wanted by the Law" Featuring J. B. Warner Here's a Western Romance You'll Never Forget (Print Ad- Amsterdam Evening Recorder, ((Amsterdam, NY)) 26 September 1925)
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- Western
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3/10

A Cold Shoot

J.B. Warner (as Jim Laraine) is an Idaho rancher; his life is centered around pleasing his elderly mother. He loves his mother so much that he arranges to take the blame when his wayward, trouble-making brother commits a murder. Warner knows his brother is too weak to escape retribution; and, he doesn't want to break his dear mother's tender heart. So, Warner takes the blame; then, he heads for Montana, "Wanted by the Law". Soon, Warner acquires wife Dorothy Wood (as Jessie Walton) in order to protect the nubile lass from a mass abduction, after she arrives to serve as a "cook" for a tavern of love-starved men. Turns out, Ms. Wood wasn't really a cook; and, of course, Warner's past catches up with him

Writer-director Robert N. Bradbury's story is easy to follow, even when it doesn't make much sense. My guess was that the missing button discovered with the old prospector would tie in, somehow, with Warner's brother, and the mysterious "Dan Blake". It's not that complicated, by a long shot. Still, the ending holds a surprise.

Elvert MacManigal's location photography suffers from film deterioration, sadly. And, star Warner died within the year, of tuberculosis. Fist-fighting Jay Morley (as Bill Baxter) and spitting William McCall (as Bush McGraw) are fine as a couple of villains. However, Frank Rice (as Jerry Hawkins)'s eye-rolling is sometimes painful to watch.

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