The Law of the Range

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The Law of the Range
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Theatrical poster
Directed by William Nigh
Written byStory:
Norman Houston
Screenplay:
Richard Schayer
Titles:
Robert E. Hopkins
Starring Tim McCoy
Joan Crawford
Rex Lease
Bodil Rosing
Cinematography Clyde De Vinna
Edited byDan Sharits
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • January 21, 1928 (1928-01-21)
Running time
60 min.
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Law of the Range is a 1928 American silent Western film starring Tim McCoy and Joan Crawford and Rex Lease. [1]

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Plot

Betty Dallas (Crawford) is a passenger on a stagecoach that is held up by an outlaw named The Solitaire Kid (Lease). Ranger Jim Lockhart (McCoy), who is Betty's sweetheart, is in pursuit of The Solitaire Kid, and in the end, as the two men face one another, there is a mortal shoot-out.

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Preservation

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