A man wrongly accused of murder escapes from prison to clear his name, but is mistaken for a town's new lawman.A man wrongly accused of murder escapes from prison to clear his name, but is mistaken for a town's new lawman.A man wrongly accused of murder escapes from prison to clear his name, but is mistaken for a town's new lawman.
Anders Van Haden
- Marshal Bob Dinsmore
- (as W.A. Howell)
Chris Allen
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Barney Beasley
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Milton Brown
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
- Prison Guard Mathews
- (uncredited)
Frank Ellis
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe word "Marshall" is misspelled on the replaced title credit on the surviving print shown on Western Channel; the correct spelling, which would have appeared on the original Columbia title credits is "Marshal".
- GoofsIn the 1955 Hygo TV/Gail Pictures re-release, Matthew Betz's name is misspelled "Mathew".
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A Little Slow, but Not Without Interest
Red and Tim break jail and go on the lam. Tim (McCoy) was framed so he's really innocent of wrongdoing. Red, however, is a confirmed criminal and a meanie. Red kills a marshal, and Tim impersonates the lawman so he can better find the guys who framed him and also get a mine payroll that rightfully belongs to him. Naturally, trouble ensues.
Despite the jailbreak opening, the first part is pretty slow, even taking a couple minutes to show breakfast being prepared. The second part is where the action picks up, but the movie's as much plot as it is action. Director Lederman films with more imagination than usual for these oaters. One sequence is quite striking. Tim pushes Alice (Gulliver) in a swing so that she appears to be flying off the screen and into our laps. It's an early version of a 3-D effect, but without the 3-D. Anyway, McCoy plays an interesting non-clichéd hero, in the biggest white hat on screen. So there's no doubt he's really a good guy, even if he keeps Red around. All in all, the matinée special remains an antique, but not without its points of interest.
Despite the jailbreak opening, the first part is pretty slow, even taking a couple minutes to show breakfast being prepared. The second part is where the action picks up, but the movie's as much plot as it is action. Director Lederman films with more imagination than usual for these oaters. One sequence is quite striking. Tim pushes Alice (Gulliver) in a swing so that she appears to be flying off the screen and into our laps. It's an early version of a 3-D effect, but without the 3-D. Anyway, McCoy plays an interesting non-clichéd hero, in the biggest white hat on screen. So there's no doubt he's really a good guy, even if he keeps Red around. All in all, the matinée special remains an antique, but not without its points of interest.
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- dougdoepke
- Mar 25, 2014
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- Also known as
- Fighting Marshall
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- Runtime58 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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