
Enemy of the Law
Seen it?1945 | 57 min | Western
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who loves watching a plan come together and fans of prison dramas. Half the pleasure is trying to spot the trick before the reveal. If you loved Silverado, start here. The walls close in, and so does the tension.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Never drags, at 57 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
Charley Gray is about to be released from the state penitentiary after serving a long term for the robbery of a government gold shipment. The gold was never recovered, so the Texas Ranger chief has Ranger Panhandle Perkins planted in the prison as Charley's cell-mate in the hopes Charley will tell him where the loot is buried. Charley has a map of the location but is afraid it may be discovered so, while Panhandle is asleep, he draws a copy of it on the sole of Panhandle's foot. Charley then destroys the map but intends to keep "Panhandle" close to him upon their release from prison. Charley makes Panhandle accompany him back to the town where the rest of the hold-up gang is holed up. They go to the saloon owned by Steve Martin, also a member of the hold-up gang, but Charley was the one who buried the loot before he was captured and Charley has no intentions of divulging the location of the gold. Written by Les Adams
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 442 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Harry L. Fraser
- Tex RitterTex Haines
- Dave O'BrienDave Wyatt
- Guy WilkersonPanhandle Perkins
- Kay HughesRuby Martin
- Jack IngramSteve Martin
- Frank EllisRed
- Kermit MaynardMike
- Henry HallSheriff
- Charles KingCharley Gray