Review of The Lawless Frontier

John Wayne's father is killed by a half breed cattle rustler and his gang. Wayne gives chase and ends up confused for the same bad guy by a sheriff looking into the attack on a girl and her grandfather. Wayne is cleared and he continues the search. One of the best of Wayne's Lone Star Westerns. It starts at the start and runs all of the way to the end with no side trips into silliness or romance (Many of these films get side tracked for a third or more of the running time where it distracts from the main narrative thrust). Its full of action and possesses a couple of neat twists. There is a really good kicker towards the end that makes the film worth seeing. If the film has any flaw it's that the film is lacking a music score which makes the pacing seem off, its not since the film tears through its 50 odd minute run time at a good clip. If you're going to try one of the Lone Star films, try this one.