poster

The Lawless Nineties (1936)

5.2 | Feb 15, 1936 (US) | Western | 00:55

Federal Agents Tipton and Bridger have been sent to Wyoming where the vote on statehood is imminent. Plummer and his gang are out to make sure the vote fails. When Plummer's men kill Bridger, Tipton fights on. He sends fake telegrams that trap some of Plummer's men. Then he organizes the ranchers and on election day they descend on the town barricaded by Plummer's gang.

Featured Crew

Director
Screenplay

Cast

profile
John Wayne
John Tipton
profile
Ann Rutherford
Janet Carter
profile
Harry Woods
Charles K. Plummer
profile
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Major Carter
profile
Al Bridge
Steele
profile
Etta McDaniel
Mandy Lou Schaefer
profile
Tom Brower
Marshal Bowen
profile
Cliff Lyons
Henchman Davis

Reviews

avatar
CinemaSerf
6 | Jun 19, 2022
John Wayne teams up, again, with Gabby Hayes in this tale of Wyoming's entry into the United States. Undercover federal agent "Tipton" arrives to discover, though, that there are plenty of big noises against the union - not least the ruthless "Plummer" (Harry Woods) who is using every means at his disposal to intimidate the voters and to wreck the proposed plebiscite. Plenty of gunpoint diplomacy and duplicity keep this moving along quite well for just under an hour. Hayes is great as the feisty newspaper editor "Carter", and there is quite an enjoyable contribution from Etta McDaniel too. Jeopardy? Of course not, but it is still fun to watch with decent production standards and plenty of action.