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22/03/1949 Western 1h 43m
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There was one law in El Paso ... you learned to kill quick ... if you wanted to live long!

Overview

Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends him on an errand to El Paso, Texas to get the signature of Susan's father, Judge Jeffers, on a legal document. Once there he finds the judge has become a drunk and a laughing stock, doing the bidding of local magnate Bert Donner and his running dog, Sheriff La Farge. Just as Clay starts straightening out the town's problems, events occur which force him to abandon the legal system and instead adopt the murderous tactics of a vigilante.

  1. Lewis R. Foster

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Payne

    Clay Fletcher

  2. Gail Russell

    Susan Jeffers

  3. Sterling Hayden

    Bert Donner

  4. George 'Gabby' Hayes

    Pesky Tees

  5. Dick Foran

    Sheriff La Farge

  6. Eduardo Noriega

    Don Nacho Vázquez

  7. Henry Hull

    Henry Jeffers

  8. Mary Beth Hughes

    Stagecoach Nellie

  9. H.B. Warner

    Judge Fletcher

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2016-12-25
Legal Eagle and the Johnny Rebels.

El Paso is directed by Lewis R. Foster and Foster also adapts the screenplay from a story written by J. Robert Bren and Gladys Atwater. It stars John Payne, Gail Russell, Sterling Hayden, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Dick Foran, Eduardo Noriega, Henry Hull and Mary Beth Hughes. Music is by Darrell Calker and cinematography by Ellis W. Carter. Location filming is at the Iverson and Corrigan Ranches and El Paso and Gallup.

El Paso, and lawyer and ex-Confederate captain Clay Fletcher (Payne) is forced to go against his principles and go outside the law to bring ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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