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67% Critic Match
The Law and Jake Wade
“The girl is a captive hostage at the mercy of the West's most notorious bandit-killer.”
6.7 / 10• 1958• 1h 26m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.
Cast & Crew
Robert Taylor
Jake Wade
Lead
Richard Widmark
Clint Hollister
Patricia Owens
Peggy
Robert Middleton
Ortero
Henry Silva
Rennie
DeForest Kelley
Wexler
Burt Douglas
Lieutenant
Eddie Firestone
Burke
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Sturges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Law and Jake Wade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
