Law and Order (1932)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Law and order |
| Original title | Law and Order |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1932 |
| length | 70 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Edward L. Cahn |
| script |
John Huston Tom Reed |
| production | Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| music |
David Broekman David Klatzkin |
| camera | Jackson Rose |
| cut | Philip Cahn |
| occupation | |
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Law and Order is a 1932 American western written by Edward L. Cahn. The script is based on the novel Saint Johnson by William Riley Burnett . The premiere took place on February 28, 1932. The film was released in Germany in a television version that was first broadcast on ARD on August 27, 1978 .
action
Brothers Frame and Luther Johnson play poker with Ed Brandt in a town in the wild west. Frame has worked as a justice of the peace in Kansas and has a reputation for bringing down criminals with guns. Frame gives his winnings to a Mexican so that he can go home. The brothers get on a train with Brandt and an acquaintance who calls himself Deadwood. You arrive at Tombstone , Arizona .
In Tombstone, Fin Elder is running for the office of sheriff. He tries to get the office by buying votes and murdering his rival. In the “Golden Girl” saloon, Frame is recognized by the bartender Ed Deal. He remembers Frame as a staunch advocate from Kansas. Deal also remembers the nickname his activity earned Frame. He was called "Saint" Johnson. Frame accepts the offer to act as a Marshal in Tombstone. Elder and his allies, the Northrups, want to fight the new marshal.
When Kurt Northrup destroys the image of an actress Brandt is in love with, the two men fight. Kurt loses and has to pay a fine. Kurt's brother Walt pays the fine, but tells Frame and his friends to leave town. A short time later, Frame prevents a lynching of Johnny Kinsman, who murdered Deputy Joe Todd. He also imposed a gun ban on the city, causing Judge Williams to fear that Frame wants to take control of the city.
Kurt threatens to shoot Luther and Deal. Luther kills Kurt in self-defense. Frame decides that the gun ban applies to him and his friends too. After the funeral, the friends are ambushed by the Northrups, in which Brandt is killed. Frame is determined to leave town as soon as he finds his friend's killer. There is a shootout between the Northrups and the remaining three friends, only Frame survives. Deadwood is dead, his brother Luther dies in his arms. Frame doesn't believe the Tombstones people want peace at all and is turning their backs on the city.
Reviews
For the lexicon of international film , the film is an "unusual western from the 30s, differentiated in character drawing and representation, excitingly staged".
background
Charlie Hall, who was one of the preferred opponents of the comedian duo Laurel and Hardy , is seen in an undisclosed minor role as a waiter . Main actor Walter Huston is the father of screenwriter John Huston, who was here at the beginning of his film career.
The film was Edward L. Cahn's second work as a director.
The novel was made into a film twice: in 1940 by Ray Taylor (the film did not appear in Germany) and in 1953 by Nathan Juran with the future US President Ronald Reagan in the lead role. The German title of this film was Die Hand am Colt .
Web links
- Law and order in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Law and order. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 28, 2019 .