

Western
Overview
A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process.
Top Cast


Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
Joel McCrea
Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne


Miroslava
Miroslava
Amy Lee Bannerman
Miroslava
Amy Lee Bannerman


Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
Tom Bannerman
Kevin McCarthy
Tom Bannerman


John McIntire
John McIntire
Josiah Bannerman
John McIntire
Josiah Bannerman


John Carradine
John Carradine
Col. Buck Streeter
John Carradine
Col. Buck Streeter


Nancy Gates
Nancy Gates
Caroline Webb
Nancy Gates
Caroline Webb


Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer
Sheriff Nat Bell
Emile Meyer
Sheriff Nat Bell


Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite
Arnold Hammer
Robert Cornthwaite
Arnold Hammer


Jaclynne Greene
Jaclynne Greene
Paula Morrison (as Jacklyn Green)
Jaclynne Greene
Paula Morrison (as Jacklyn Green)


Walter Baldwin
Walter Baldwin
Vince Webb
Walter Baldwin
Vince Webb
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