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One Man Law

  • 19311931
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
45
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POPULARITY
410,851
134,508
Buck Jones in One Man Law (1931)
Western
Streetor is pulling off a land swindle and wants Thompson on his side. He does him a favor and then makes him Sheriff. But as Streetor evicts the ranchers, Thompson and Judge Cooper look for... Read allStreetor is pulling off a land swindle and wants Thompson on his side. He does him a favor and then makes him Sheriff. But as Streetor evicts the ranchers, Thompson and Judge Cooper look for a legal device to stop him.Streetor is pulling off a land swindle and wants Thompson on his side. He does him a favor and then makes him Sheriff. But as Streetor evicts the ranchers, Thompson and Judge Cooper look for a legal device to stop him.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
45
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
410,851
134,508
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    • Director
      • Lambert Hillyer
    • Writer
      • Lambert Hillyer(story)
    • Stars
      • Buck Jones
      • Shirley Grey
      • Robert Ellis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Lambert Hillyer
    • Writer
      • Lambert Hillyer(story)
    • Stars
      • Buck Jones
      • Shirley Grey
      • Robert Ellis
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Robert Ellis and Buck Jones in One Man Law (1931)
    Robert Ellis, Shirley Grey, Buck Jones, Murdock MacQuarrie, and Harry Todd in One Man Law (1931)
    Tom Bay, Shirley Grey, Buck Jones, and Harry Todd in One Man Law (1931)
    Robert Ellis, Shirley Grey, and Buck Jones in One Man Law (1931)
    Buck Jones and Henry Sedley in One Man Law (1931)

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    Buck Jones
    Buck Jones
    • Brand Thompson
    Shirley Grey
    Shirley Grey
    • Grace Duncan
    Robert Ellis
    Robert Ellis
    • Jonathan P. Streeter
    Murdock MacQuarrie
    Murdock MacQuarrie
    • Ed Grimm, ( as Murdock McQuarrie)
    Harry Todd
    Harry Todd
    • Deputy Hank
    Henry Sedley
    • Dye
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Stubb
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Sorenson
    Tom Bay
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Milton Brown
    • Rancher
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Bucko
    Roy Bucko
    • Cowhand
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Rancher
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Burns
    Fred Burns
    • Rancher Starting Race
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Corey
    Jim Corey
    • Rancher Retrieving Target
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    • Sheriff
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Ellis
    Frank Ellis
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Fleming
    • Rancher
    • (uncredited)
    Wesley Giraud
    • Tommy Duncan
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lambert Hillyer
    • Writer
      • Lambert Hillyer(story) (adaptation and dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      One of over a hundred Columbia features, mostly Westerns, sold to Hygo Television Films in the 1950s, who marketed them under the name of Gail Pictures; opening credits were redesigned, with some titles misspelled, the credit order of the players rearranged, some names misspelled, and new end titles attached, thus eliminating any evidence of their Columbia roots. Apparently, the original material was not retained in most of the cases, and the films have survived, even in the Sony library, only with these haphazardly created replacement opening and end credits.

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    Top review
    5/10
    Not What It Seems
    Buck Jones falls under the thrall of Robert Ellis, who has a scheme to have his land developed by farmers who think they own the land. He offers himself as a nice guy, returning to Buck his rig and horse lost in a rigged race. Everyone, including Buck, thinks Ellis is swell, until...

    GetTV has been running a lot of early 1930s B westerns in magnificent prints. All too often, when looking at B westerns these days, you have to look at badly-printed multi-generational dupes. Although this one shows some chipping, the image quality is beautiful and except for a few stock shots shows beautiful composition and action shots.

    Where this one falls a bit short is in the writing department. There's quite a bit of padding (there's a lot of silliness concerning runaway turkeys) and the usual annoying kid who is ingénue Shirley Grey's brother and who admires Buck enormously.

    There's little that's terribly wrong with this movie and given some of the unwatchable prints that circulate, it's a pleasure. It's just that this one won't win any fans for B Westerns.
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    • May 13, 2015

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fraude legal
    • Filming locations
      • Walker Ranch - 19152 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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