Law and Order (1940 film)

Law and Order
Directed by	Ray Taylor
Written by	W. R. Burnett (novel) Sherman L. Lowe (screenplay) Victor McLeod (screenplay)
Produced by	Joseph Gershenson
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 28, 1940
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Law and Order is a 1940 American film directed by Ray Taylor.

Plot summary

Bill Ralston arrives in town planning to settle down but quickly gets caught up in the fight between the townspeople and Poe Daggett and his gang. He takes the job of town Marshal and soon brings law and order. When Daggetts men ambush him he kills Poe's brother. Poe then kills Bill's friend Brant and this leads to the showdown.

Cast

• Johnny Mack Brown as Bill Ralston
• Fuzzy Knight as Deadwood
• Nell O'Day as Sally Dixon
• James Craig as Brant
• Harry Cording as Poe Daggett
• Earle Hodgins as Sheriff Fin Elder
• Robert Fiske as Ed Deal
• Jimmie Dodd as Jimmy Dixon
• William Worthington as Judge Williams
• Ted Adams as Walt Daggett
• Ethan Laidlaw as Kurt Daggett
• George Plues as Stage Driver
• Harry Humphrey as Cal Dixon

External links

• Law and Order at IMDb