Lawless Empire

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Lawless Empire
Lawless Empire poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Vernon Keays
Screenplay by Bennett Cohen
Story by Elizabeth Beecher
Produced by Colbert Clark
Starring Charles Starrett
Tex Harding
Dub Taylor
Mildred Law
Bob Wills
Cinematography George Meehan
Edited by Paul Borofsky
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 15, 1945 (1945-11-15)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lawless Empire is a 1945 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Mildred Law and Bob Wills. The film was released on November 15, 1945, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3] This was the seventh of 65 films in the Durango Kid series. [4]

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Plot

In the lawless town of Dusty Gulch, the Durango Kid comes to the aid of Reverend Harding in his fight against Blaze Howard and his henchman. When Durango foils all of Blaze’s plans, Blaze’s boss Doc Weston realizes that it's Cannonball who's tipping off Durango. Weston then lets Cannonball overhear false information that will send Durango into a fatal trap.

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References

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