Law of the Texan

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Law of the Texan
Law of the Texan poster.jpg
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Directed by Elmer Clifton
Screenplay byMonroe Shaff
Arthur Hoerl
Produced byL.G. Leonard
Starring Buck Jones
Dorothy Fay
Kenneth Harlan
Don Douglas
Matty Kemp
Joe Whitehead
Cinematography Edward Linden
Edited byRobert O. Crandall
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 24, 1938 (1938-10-24)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Law of the Texan is a 1938 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Monroe Shaff and Arthur Hoerl. The film stars Buck Jones, Dorothy Fay, Kenneth Harlan, Don Douglas, Matty Kemp and Joe Whitehead. The film was released on October 24, 1938, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Shipments are being stolen, so the Rangers send Buck and his men to protect the next shipment, when that is also stolen, Buck is kicked out of the Rangers and joins the gang responsible for the crimes. But that is just an excuse to find the leader of the gang known as El Coyote.

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References

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  2. Hal Erickson. "Law of the Texan (1938) - Elmer Clifton". AllMovie. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  3. "Law of the Texan". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.