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The Law and Jake Wade

Name: The Law and Jake Wade
Genre: Western
Released: 1958-06-06
Cast: Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens, Robert Middleton, Henry Silva

1958 | 86 min | Western

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for most people. If you loved The Magnificent Seven, start here.
The mood: Easygoing.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1958: an older pace and style.

Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.

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
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by John Sturges

Robert TaylorJake Wade
Richard WidmarkClint Hollister
Patricia OwensPeggy
Robert MiddletonOrtero
Henry SilvaRennie
DeForest KelleyWexler
Burt DouglasLieutenant
Eddie FirestoneBurke
Richard H. CuttingLuke
Roy EngelAvery