Law of the 45s (1935)

★★★ · Two Mesquiteers Are Better Than None · bobsluckycat · 2005-08-26

Based on A William Colt MacDonald Story, you have Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Tucson Smith and Al "Fuzzy" St. John as Stoney up against evil villian, stone cold killer Ted Adams, who has most of the dialogue and the meatiest part in the movie. Lots of action but some dragging dialogue plot devices as well. Some of the violence is off-camera as it is pretty brutal even for the 1935, but enough shoot-em-up action for any western fan with a satisfying conclusion. Sherry Tansey, Glenn Strange, Budd Buster shine in small roles. Herman Hack gets an honorable mention and more dialogue as well in…

★★★ · When Big Boy was not a hamburger.. · Spuzz · 2006-04-14

In Law of The 45s. Squinty eyed Tucson Smith and his sidekick Stoney try to figure out who is trying to hustle all the ranchers land and why. All signs point to the greedy slimy moustachioed lawyer (of course) Rentel. This was not bad, although really pedestrian. Big Boy Williams (yes, that is the actors name) is pretty good as the hero here, although one questions what kind of an aim he has with that kind of gun handling. Al St. John does his usual sidekick role with great aplomb, and Ted Adams plays his limited role to the best of all his abilities. This was good, not great. By the way…

★★★ · Law of the 45's · Dark Moon · 2011-12-16

Sir Henry wants to buy some land for his syndicate back in London, so he hires the lawyer and real estate agent, Rontel (Ted Adams), who "clears" the land by burning out, shooting out, and otherwise dislodging the ranchers who occupy it. Guinn Williams (Tuscon Smith) and Al St. John (Stony) are cattle dealers who happen upon this drama just in time to save a rancher's life, and hire on with him. Since repeated attempts are made on the rancher's life, they also get the job of figuring out just who is behind the burnings and killings. As Bob's Lucky Feline points out, one can see in this…