The Rider of the Law (1935)
1935 · Feature film · 52 min · dir. Robert N. Bradbury
ACTION! THRILLS! ROMANCE! DRAMA!
- Western
Synopsis
Bob Marlow is sent undercover to an Arizona town where an outlaw gang, comprised of the six Tolliver brothers, have taken over the town and terrorizing the citizens. He comes to town, posing as an Eastern dude, and, through a series of incidents manages to get rid of three of the brothers, mostly through their own ineptness. The remaining brothers decide to get-while-the-gettin'-is good, rob the bank and head for the Mexican border. But Bob isn't far behind.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Robert N. Bradbury
- Writer
- Jack Natteford
- Studio
- Supreme Pictures
- Released
- 1935-11-01
- Running time
- 52 minutes
Cast & crew
Robert N. Bradbury Director
Bob Steele
Gertrude Messinger
Si Jenks
Lloyd Ingraham
John Elliott
Earl Dwire
Forrest Taylor
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Rider Bob Steele Cleans Up and Gets the Girl · Poohbah70 · 2019-12-02
A good western with Bob Steele as a lawman who pretends to be from the East, with a suit, glasses and timid demeanor. He eventually wipes out a gang of six brothers and their henchmen who have been terrorizing the town and robbing the bank. There's a further bit of secret larceny which gets dealt with as well. Perennial bad guy Earl Dwire (Razor Tolliver) is the head of the bad guys clan. Cutie Gertrude Messinger (Ann Carver) - 96 appearances between 1917-52 - is Steele's love interest. Si Jenks provides comic relief and as such is nicely integrated into the whole story. An entertaining 59…
