''The Lawless Eighties'' is a 1957 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (March 19, 1894, San Diego – August 25, 1975, Santa Monica, California) was an American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on Western ...

and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars

Buster Crabbe Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his c ...

, John Smith, Marilyn Saris,

Ted de Corsia Edward Gildea De Corsia (September 29, 1903 – April 11, 1973) was an American radio, film, and television actor, best remembered for his chilling debut in ''The Lady from Shanghai'' (1947), as the ex-wrestler murderer Willie Garzah in the ...

, Anthony Caruso and

John Doucette John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he p ...

. The film was released on May 31, 1957, by

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures is currently an acquisition-only label owned by Paramount Pictures. Its history dates back to Republic Pictures Corporation, an American film studio that originally operated from 1935 to 1967, based in Los Angeles, California ...

Plot

Cast

as Linc Prescott * John Smith as William Wesley Van Orsdel *Marilyn Saris as Lynn Sutter *

as Bandas * Anthony Caruso as Wolf Chief *

as Art 'Pig' Corbin *

Frank Ferguson Frank S. Ferguson (December 25, 1899 – September 12, 1978) was an American character actor with hundreds of appearances in both film and television. Background Ferguson was born in Ferndale, California, the younger of two children of W. Tho ...

as Owen Sutter *

Sheila Bromley Sheila Bromley (born Louise Fulton; October 31, 1907 – July 23, 2003), also billed early in her career as Sheila LeGay, Sheila Manners, Sheila Mannors or Sheila Manors, was an American television and film actress. She is best known for he ...

as Mrs. Myra Sutter *

Walter Reed Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 23, 1902) was a United States Army, U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito ...

as Capt. Ellis North *

Harry Lauter Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990)

as Rancher Andy Bowers(uncredited) plays a good guy this time, and gets shot by John Doucette but lives! *Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Little Wolf *Will J. White as Lt. Reed *Robert Swan as Pete Loman

References

External links

* 1957 films American Western (genre) films 1957 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Joseph Kane 1950s English-language films 1950s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-US-Western-film-stub