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Mexican outlaw Zanti killed John Tobin's parents. John teams up with Dusty, also hurt by Zanti, to get the bad guy.Mexican outlaw Zanti killed John Tobin's parents. John teams up with Dusty, also hurt by Zanti, to get the bad guy.Mexican outlaw Zanti killed John Tobin's parents. John teams up with Dusty, also hurt by Zanti, to get the bad guy.
George 'Gabby' Hayes
- Dusty
- (as George Hayes)
Jay Wilsey
- 2nd Zanti Henchman
- (as Buffalo Bill Jr.)
Gordon De Main
- Deputy Miller
- (as Bud Wood)
Tommy Coats
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Herman Hack
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Arthur Millett
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Tex Phelps
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
- Background Townsman
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in Washington DC Monday 31 January 1949 on WMAL (Channel 7); it first aired in Syracuse NY Sunday 3 April 1949 on WHEN (Channel 8), in Detroit MI Saturday 16 April 1949 on WXYZ (Channel 7), in Fort Worth TX Monday 9 May 1949 on WBAP (Channel 5), in Salt Lake City UT Saturday 16 July 1949 on KSL (Channel 5), in Los Angeles CA Sunday 4 September 1949 on KTSL (Channel 2) and again Sunday 7 January 1950 on KECA (Channel 7), in Philadelphia PA Monday 7 November 1949 on WFIL (Channel 6), and in New York City NY Monday 7 August 1950 on WOR (Channel 9).
- GoofsDuring the chase, just before Ruby's horse goes down, a highway bridge is visible in the distance between the trees.
- Quotes
The Sheriff: You're a slick, cunning wolf, Zanti, but I finally got ya.
Pandro Zanti: You forgot, Señor Sheriff, wolves run in packs. And mine is not far behind.
- Alternate versionsThe UK DVD is missing 5 secs of a horse being ridden off a cliff into a river.
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Wayne Versus the Frito Bandito
The most die-hard worshippers of John Wayne will cringe when they watch The Lawless Frontier. Even for a poverty row studio, this one is one stinkeroo.
Unusual for a western we have a criminal who is a sex crime perpetrator. Earl Dwire plays a halfbreed white and Indian who for reasons that are not explained, pretends he's a Mexican, hokey accent and all. Dwire sounds like the Frito Bandito of advertising fame back in the day.
He and his gang happen upon Gabby Hayes and his daughter Sheila Terry. They really don't have anything worth robbing, but Dwire just wants an excuse to kidnap Terry and have his way with her. She hears the dastardly fate she has in store and she and Hayes flee the ranch.
Where they happen to meet John Wayne who's on the trail of the bandits. They also run into one very stupid sheriff who believes Wayne is one of the bandits. Again for reasons I can't quite fathom.
It was a tough way to earn a living grinding out horse operas like these for the Duke. Fortunately better things were on the way.
Unusual for a western we have a criminal who is a sex crime perpetrator. Earl Dwire plays a halfbreed white and Indian who for reasons that are not explained, pretends he's a Mexican, hokey accent and all. Dwire sounds like the Frito Bandito of advertising fame back in the day.
He and his gang happen upon Gabby Hayes and his daughter Sheila Terry. They really don't have anything worth robbing, but Dwire just wants an excuse to kidnap Terry and have his way with her. She hears the dastardly fate she has in store and she and Hayes flee the ranch.
Where they happen to meet John Wayne who's on the trail of the bandits. They also run into one very stupid sheriff who believes Wayne is one of the bandits. Again for reasons I can't quite fathom.
It was a tough way to earn a living grinding out horse operas like these for the Duke. Fortunately better things were on the way.
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- Western von gestern: Land ohne Gesetz
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- $11,000 (estimated)
- Runtime59 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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