Texas Rangers: Fred MacMurray ; Canyon passage: Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward ; Kansas raiders: Audie Murphy ; The lawless breed: Rock Hudson.
Contents:
The Texas Rangers / Paramount Pictures ; produced and directed by King Vidor (1936) (b&w) -- Canyon passage / Universal Picture ; screenplay by Ernest Pascal ; produced by Walter Wanger ; directed by Jacques Tourneur (1946) -- Kansas Raiders / Universal-International ; story and screenplay by Robert L. Richards ; produced by Ted Richmond ; directed by Ray Enright (1950) -- The lawless breed / Universal ; screenplay by Bernard Gordon ; story by William Alland ; produced by William Alland ; directed by Raoul Walsh (1952).
Summary:
Texas Rangers: MacMurray and Oakie play two devil-may-care outlaws who roam the Texas frontier. Their days are numbered, however, when the Texas Rangers sweep through to bring law and order. The two decide to join the Rangers in order to stay one jump ahead of the law, but as they become heroes, they are suddenly in conflict--with themselves and their old partners in crime. Canyon passage: Multi-plotted western set in Oregon in the 1850s mixing action, beautiful scenery, heated love relationships, and Hoagy Carmichael singing "Ole Buttermilk Sky." Kansas raiders: "Jesse James and his brothers join William Quantrill and his vengeful raiders in an effort to save the Confederacy." The lawless breed: Fictionalized account of John Wesley Hardin's life. Focuses on his killing of a man in self-defense and the downward spiral resulting from that murder.
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