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The Lawless Nineties
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Wikipedia article
'The Lawless Nineties' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring John Wayne and Lane Chandler as federal agents in Wyoming. The film also stars a 19-year-old Ann Rutherford as well as George Hayes.
The film's copyright was renewed in 1963.
Plot
In the 1890s, undercover federal agents John Tipton and Bridger head for Crocket City, Wyoming. One group of local outlaws organized by Charles Plummer is using dynamite to terrorize the populace and ensure that the vote fails. In the chaos, Tipton and Bridger are separated and Tipton befriends a trio of settlers harassed by outlaws. They are Major Carter, his daughter Janet, and their servant Moses.
Carter has recently become the new editor and publisher of the local newspaper, the 'Crocket City Blade', and when he announces plans to use the power of the press to fight lawlessness and aid the statehood cause, he is threatened by Plummer and subsequently shot and murdered by one of his men in a staged fight.
When Plummer's henchmen eventually kill Bridger, after learning of his status as a government agent, Tipton fights on. On the day of the election, the villains actually initially stop the homesteaders from voting but Tipton leads in a bunch of agents and ranchers to crush the outlaws. It results in all the baddies brought to justice, Wyoming becoming a state and Tipton getting the pretty girl, Janet.
Cast
*John Wayne as John Tipton
*Ann Rutherford as Janet Carter
*Harry Woods as Charles K. Plummer
*George Hayes as Maj. Carter
*Al Bridge as Steele
*Fred Toones as Moses (billed as "Snowflake")
*Etta McDaniel as Mandy Lou Schaefer
*Tom Brower as Marshal Bowen
*Lane Chandler as Bridger
*Cliff Lyons as Davis
*Jack Rockwell as Smith
*Al Taylor as Henchman Red
*Charles King as Henchman Hartley
*George Chesebro as Henchman Green
*Tracy Lane as Belden
See also
* John Wayne filmography
References
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