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Old 28th September 2022, 12:43 PM
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A Lawless Street (1955)

A decent if unspectacular western starring Randolph Scott. Filmed more or less entirely on sound stages this never comes close to Scott's work with Budd Boetticher yet it does have it's moments as a disillusioned and wounded sheriff vows to clean up his lawless town.

Randolph Scott is naturally very good and for the most part he's not f*cking about either. When the town barber salutes him with "Fine morning, sheriff" Scott snaps back "They all are until you wake up and get out of bed".

Angela Lansbury makes for interesting support and even performs a musical number, whilst Michael Pate's hired gunman is a fine adversary for Scott.

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