The Lawless (1950)
1950 · Feature film · 83 min · dir. Joseph Losey
Terror on the loose - as men lose their reason in the grip of mob rule !
- Drama
- film noir
Synopsis
The Lawless is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and starring Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands, Lee Patrick, John Hoyt, and Lalo Ríos in his film debut. The plot concerns a crusading newspaper editor in California who becomes concerned about the plight of fruit pickers, mostly immigrants from Mexico. It is adapted by Daniel Mainwaring from his short story "The Voice of Stephen Wilder".
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Joseph Losey
- Writer
- Daniel Mainwaring
- Composer
- Mahlon Merrick
- Cinematography
- J. Roy Hunt
- Studio
- Pine-Thomas Productions
- Released
- 1950-06-01
- Running time
- 83 minutes
Cast & crew
Joseph Losey Director
William Edmunds
Johnny Sands- John Sands
Walter Reed
Paul Harvey
Herbert Anderson
Ian MacDonald
John Hoyt
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Gail Russell · berger meister · 2024-08-04
I only watched this to see the lovely Gail Russell. The effects of her alcoholism was starting to show in her looks by this time. In this day and age ,she might have been saved her early demise, due to the emphasis on rehabilitation. Enjoyed the movie.
