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Gun Law Justice
“Fast Fists A-Flyin'! Hot Lead A-Slingin'!... and Jimmy Wakely A-Singin'!”
10.0 / 10• 1949• 55m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Jimmy Wakely befriends Hank Carrdigan, a former outlaw who has served his sentence and wants to go straight. Jimmy, after clearing Hank of a wrongful shooting charge, helps him get a job as an express messenger. Hank drives off some bandits in an attempted hold-up, but recognizes his son Tom as one of the bandits. A later robbery is blamed on Hank but Jimmy and his sidekick Cannonball Taylor bring in the real culprits and clear Hank's name.
Cast & Crew
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
Lead
Dub Taylor
Cannonball
Jane Adams
Jane Darnton
Lee Phelps
Hank Cardigan
John James
Tom Cardigan
I. Stanford Jolley
Duke Corliss
Myron Healey
Henchman Jensen
Edmund Cobb
Sheriff
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lambert Hillyer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Gun Law Justice is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
