La ville des sans-loi

Original title: Badman's Territory

1946
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1h 37m

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Randolph Scott, Steve Brodie, Richard Hale, John Halloran, William Moss, Nestor Paiva, Ann Richards, Lawrence Tierney, Tom Tyler, and Phil Warren in La ville des sans-loi (1946)

Sheriff Mark Rowley and his brother John find themselves in an annexed area of Indian Territory which is home to notorious outlaws like Jesse James and Sam Bass.Sheriff Mark Rowley and his brother John find themselves in an annexed area of Indian Territory which is home to notorious outlaws like Jesse James and Sam Bass.Sheriff Mark Rowley and his brother John find themselves in an annexed area of Indian Territory which is home to notorious outlaws like Jesse James and Sam Bass.

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6.2/10

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Trivia
Ben Johnson appears uncredited as a member of Marshal Hampton's posse. He even has a line or two of dialogue. He and the marshal and another deputy dismount and enter a building on location. In the next shot, the studio interior, Hampton and the deputy come through the door, but not Ben.

Goofs
Jesse James is alive and active during this movie. According to the dated newspaper, this story takes place in 1890 - 8 years after Jesse was shot by Mr. Howard.

Quotes
Doc Grant: You'll find the people in Quinto a pretty decent lot on the whole.
Sheriff Mark Rowley: Tha doesn't square with what I've seen so far.
Doc Grant: Oh, it ain't that bad. Men that put away their guns can't argue with the men that still carry them.

Connections
Followed by Far-West 89 (1948)

Soundtracks
Oh, Susanna
(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Played by George 'Gabby' Hayes on harmonica

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6/10

A Mediocre Mess but as Comfortable as a Campfire

There are so Many Names of Outlaws and Such in this Murky Story of Bandits and Marshalls that in the End it is just One Big...Ho-Hum. This Western from RKO has a Good Look about it but what it's About is Anybody's Guess.

Randolph Scott is OK but is Not the Stoic, Sombre Presence that He Assumed in the Budd Boetticher Classics. Here He is just Randolph Scott, Tall and Unwavering. The Cast has some Familiar Faces and some Not So Familiar to Casual Moviegoers.

Gabby Hayes is just a Heartbeat from Irritating and is Most Effective with a Double Take Glance than with that Grovely, Grating Galoot of a Voice that is So Recognizable. He has Much to Do in this Mediocre Western and is as Good as Anybody here.

There is a Boring Horse Race Among other Boring Things in this Long Story that is Never Woven Together Adequately. Lawrence Tierney is Wasted as Jesse James as is just about Everyone Else. The Movie Needs more Edge and more Grit, because as it Stands it is a Plate Full of Campfire Comfort that Almost Works but Ultimately is Nothing More than Name Dropping.