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A Lawless Street

  • 19551955
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Warner Anderson, John Emery, and Michael Pate in A Lawless Street (1955)
  • Western
Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Joseph H. Lewis
  • Writers
    • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
    • Brad Ward(story)
  • Stars
    • Randolph Scott
    • Angela Lansbury
    • Warner Anderson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Joseph H. Lewis
  • Writers
    • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
    • Brad Ward(story)
  • Stars
    • Randolph Scott
    • Angela Lansbury
    • Warner Anderson
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    • 29User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Randolph Scott and Angela Lansbury in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Randolph Scott and Angela Lansbury in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Randolph Scott and Angela Lansbury in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Randolph Scott and Angela Lansbury in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Randolph Scott and Angela Lansbury in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Randolph Scott and Wallace Ford in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Randolph Scott, John Emery, and Don Megowan in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Randolph Scott in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Angela Lansbury in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Randolph Scott and Angela Lansbury in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Wallace Ford and Michael Pate in A Lawless Street (1955)
    Angela Lansbury in A Lawless Street (1955)

    Top cast

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    Randolph Scott
    Randolph Scott
    • Marshal Calem Wareas Marshal Calem Ware
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Tally Dickensonas Tally Dickenson
    Warner Anderson
    Warner Anderson
    • Hamer Thorneas Hamer Thorne
    Jean Parker
    Jean Parker
    • Cora Deanas Cora Dean
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Dr. Amos Wynnas Dr. Amos Wynn
    John Emery
    John Emery
    • Cody Clarkas Cody Clark
    James Bell
    James Bell
    • Asaph Deanas Asaph Dean
    Ruth Donnelly
    Ruth Donnelly
    • Molly Higginsas Molly Higgins
    Michael Pate
    Michael Pate
    • Harley Baskamas Harley Baskam
    Don Megowan
    Don Megowan
    • Dooley Brionas Dooley Brion
    Jeanette Nolan
    Jeanette Nolan
    • Mrs. Dingo Brionas Mrs. Dingo Brion
    Victor Adamson
    Victor Adamson
    • Saloon Waiteras Saloon Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Mayor Kentas Mayor Kent
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Rancheras Rancher
    • (uncredited)
    Rudy Bowman
    Rudy Bowman
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Brooks
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph H. Lewis
    • Writers
      • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
      • Brad Ward(story)
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    Storyline

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    Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) of Medicine Bend is tired and alone. Tired of killing to keep himself from being killed, and alone because of an unspoken past disappointment. The realization that someone in town is paying to have him killed, and the arrival with a show troupe of the special someone from the past, coincide to force more than one type of showdown. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
    • jail cell
    • gambling
    • carpet bag
    • celebration
    • ranch
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    • Taglines
      • They were all running out at the same time ... his luck ... his bullets ... his woman !
    • Genre
      • Western
    • Certificate
      • Passed
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The town in this movie is called Medicine Bend, Randolph Scott was in a movie called Shoot Out at Medicine Bend.
    • Goofs
      (at around 18 mins) Dingo's widow and Dooley are in front of the marshal's office and Marshal Ware hands Dooley Dingo's gun and personal effects. Dooley throws the gun and belt onto the ground and later he throws the five Double Eagles on the ground at the same spot. After they leave, Marshal Ware picks up the five coins, but the gun and belt are not on the ground and were never picked up.
    • Quotes

      Marshal Calem Ware: Men, Cody Clark is buying drinks. He won all bets.

      Cody Clark: That's right. Drinks are on the house...and everybody is welcomed!

      Marshal Calem Ware: You can also take up a collection for burying Dingo. Add this

      [money]

      Marshal Calem Ware: to it.

      Cody Clark: That's right nice of you Calem. Funny how a man softens to another when once he's killed him.

      Marshal Calem Ware: I don't know about that. I'd do as much if it were your funeral.

    • Connections
      Referenced in In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1993)

    User reviews29

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Worthwhile Western
    Sort of an early "Unforgiven" in some ways. Also similar to director Lewis' "Terror in a Texas Town" though thankfully not as goofy or campy. You get a real sense of the wild west slowly being tamed, of it making the uneasy transition from a violent, lawless land to a reasonably civilized place where law and order stand a chance. I liked Randolph Scott's metaphor for the town, that it's like a wild animal that keeps getting kicked, and sooner or later it's going to do more than just snarl and growl miserably; it's going to bite back.

    Scott makes a good, twinkle-eyed loner hero and Angela Lansbury is quite attractive as his leggy showgirl love interest, (though she would begin playing mothers of grown children just a few years later) but their romance is rather obligatory and uninspired. Both the villains are effective, Warner Anderson as the unscrupulous (what else?)womanizing businessman and Michael Pate as the sinister gloved gunman (Lewis seems to have a thing about gunman wearing gloves). Anderson's line deliveries are extremely flat and matter of fact, which just makes him that much more detestable somehow. He's like a greed machine, no heart, no emotion whatsoever.

    At first glance this may seem like no more than just another passable western, but it's got some meat on its bones. And Lewis really shines when it comes to building the suspense leading up to the inevitable bar room showdown between the bad guy and the good.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Marshal of Medicine Bend
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Producers-Actors Corporation
      • Scott-Brown Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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