
Law of the West
Seen it?1932 | 58 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
- One for fans of a good revenge story and western fans. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. Same wavelength as The Revenant or Unforgiven.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 58 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1932: an older pace and style.
For revenge the outlaw Morgan steals the Carruthers young son. Seventeen years later Carruthers arrives in the valley where Morgan, his gang, and the now grown Bob hide. After Morgan shoots Tracy, he tells Bob that Carruthers did it and sends Bob out after him. But unknown to Bob, Morgan has put blanks in his gun.
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 371 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
- Bob SteeleBob Carruthers, alias Bob Morgan
- Nancy DrexelSally Tracy
- Ed BradyLee Morgan
- Hank BellMarshal Dan Carruthers
- Charles WestDad Tracy
- Earl DwireHenchman Butch
- Dick DickinsonHenchman Buck Connors
- Rose PlumerMrs. Mary Carruthers (as Rose Plummer)
- Frank EllisSheriff Tom
- F. R. SmithDeputy