Code of the Outlaw

"YOUR FAVORITE ACTION-HUNTING...TROUBLE-LOVING TRIO!"

1942 0h 57m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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After a payroll robbery the Mesquiteers catch up with the gang. But the members escape, the gang leader is killed, and they end up with only the leaders young son who is quickly sent to a work farm. They adopt the boy hoping to learn where the money is. Just as their kindness is about to pay off a gang member takes the boy away forcing him to retrieve the money. - Written by Maurice VanAuken

“YOUR FAVORITE ACTION-HUNTING...TROUBLE-LOVING TRIO!”

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Cast

Bob Steele
Tucson Smith
Tom Tyler
Stony Brooke
Rufe Davis
Lullaby Joslin
Weldon Heyburn
Pop Hardin
Benny Bartlett
Tim Hardin
Linda Leighton
Sue Dayton
Donald Curtis
Taggart
John Ince
Ed Stoddard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John English
Writers: Barry Shipman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Three Mesquiteers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Bob Steele and Tom Tyler and Rufe Davis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "YOUR FAVORITE ACTION-HUNTING...TROUBLE-LOVING TRIO!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0034604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John English directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Three Mesquiteers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Bob Steele and Tom Tyler and Rufe Davis carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "YOUR FAVORITE ACTION-HUNTING...TROUBLE-LOVING TRIO!".
7IMDB entry: tt0034604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.