Law and Order (1932 film)

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Law and Order
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Screenplay by Tom Reed
John Huston
Based onSaint Johnson
by W. R. Burnett
Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.
Starring Walter Huston
Harry Carey
Raymond Hatton
Russell Hopton
Ralph Ince
Andy Devine
Cinematography Jackson Rose
Edited byPhilip Cahn
Music byDavid Broekman
David Klatzkin
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • February 28, 1932 (1932-02-28)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Law and Order is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film starring Walter Huston, Harry Carey, Andy Devine, Russell Hopton and Russell Simpson. It was the first movie to depict the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona. [1]

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The film is based on the novel Saint Johnson, by W. R. Burnett. Walter Huston plays the part of lawman Frame Johnson, a fictionalized version of Wyatt Earp, and Russell Hopton plays his brother Luther Johnson. An acclaimed early Western due to its character development, Law and Order features a script by John Huston, Walter's soon-to-be-famous son, and Tom Reed, who provided dialog for many movies in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of changes made during the film's production, all scenes involving actress Lois Wilson were cut prior to the film's release, despite initially being second billed and credited on initial theatrical release posters. [2]

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References

  1. Rainey, Buck (November 17, 2015). Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film: Hollywood's Famous Lawmen and Outlaws. McFarland. p. 151. ISBN   9781476603285.
  2. Drew, William M. (1989). Speaking of Silents. Vestal, New York: Vestal Press. p. 270. ISBN   0-911572-81-3.