More than meets the eye in John Sturges' excellent Oater. Jake Wade, a former thief and gunman is now the town marshal. Out of a need to clear a debt, he breaks a former accomplice of his, Clint Hollister, out of jail, and almost immediately starts to regret it. It seems that Wade hid some monetary spoils out in the hills and Hollister wants his hands on it. So along with his gang, Hollister forces Wade and his…
The girl is a captive hostage at the mercy of the West's most notorious bandit-killer.
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.
Top Cast
Robert Taylor
Jake Wade
Richard Widmark
Clint Hollister
Patricia Owens
Peggy
Robert Middleton
Ortero
Henry Silva
Rennie
DeForest Kelley
Wexler
Burt Douglas
Lieutenant
Eddie Firestone
Burke
Richard H. Cutting
Luke
Roy Engel
Avery
Fred Coby
Rory Mallinson
Henry Wills
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_**"This town's not big enough for the both of us" (literally)**_ Released in 1958, "The Law and Jake Wade" stars Robert Taylor as the title character who was an outlaw after the Civil War, but is now a sheriff out West. A member of his former gang, Clint Hollister (Richard Widmark), won't let him start a new life and forces Jake and his fiancé (Patricia Owens) to lead him and a few other ne'er-do-wells to some…
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What is The Law and Jake Wade about?
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they…
When was The Law and Jake Wade released?
The Law and Jake Wade was released in 1958.
What genres does The Law and Jake Wade belong to?
The Law and Jake Wade is categorised as Western.
Who stars in The Law and Jake Wade?
The cast of The Law and Jake Wade includes Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens, Robert Middleton, Henry Silva.