Law and Order

1953
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1h 20m

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6.1/10

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Ronald Reagan, Ruth Hampton, and Dorothy Malone in Law and Order (1953)

Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done...

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Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done.Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done.Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

954

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Frame Johnson mentions wanting to live to be an old man. With the exception of Wally Cassell, who lived to age 103, Ronald Reagan lived to an older age (93) than the rest of the male actors.

Goofs
During the climatic fight between Frame Johnson (Ronald Reagan) and Kurt Durling (Preston Foster), Durling punches Johnson and then vaults over a hitching post to continue the fight. When he vaults over the hitching post, Durling grips the post firmly with his supposedly useless "wooden hand" and uses it to boost himself over the post.

Quotes
Jeannie: [to Frame Johnson] You're big and you're ugly and you're stupid, and I happen to be in love with you.

Connections
Featured in Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

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8/10

Solid action western with good performances.

Too many critics sneer at Ronald Reagan's career in films. THey obviously didn't see this film. Law and Order is a solid western made in the era when westerns were made well. The script is tight, with plenty of action, but not weighted down with too much gratuitous violence that marks most of Eastwood's films. Reagan's performance as Frame Johnson is natural and believable. His skill in the saddle is displayed several times. He comes across tough and determined, yet has scruples. THe supporting cast boasts such veterans as Russell Johnson (who appears in many sci-fi films of the fifties) and Preston Foster and Dorothy Malone. Nathan Juran directed many films and television programs and was good at maximizing the low budget that Universal gave him for this effort. Another good western starring Reagan is Last Outpost (1951). Law and Order is definitely worth seeing - If Reagan had made more films of this caliber, he might not have gone into politics.