The Law and Jake Wade
1958 · directed by John Sturges
- Rating
- 67/100
- Hit
- no
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.
The Law and Jake Wade (1958), directed by John Sturges, rates 67/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Robert Taylor
- Richard Widmark
- Patricia Owens
- Robert Middleton
- Henry Silva
- DeForest Kelley
- Burt Douglas
- Eddie Firestone
- Richard H. Cutting
- Roy Engel
Crew
- Robert Surtees — Director of Photography
- Ferris Webster — Editor
- William Bowers — Screenplay
More from John Sturges
- The Great Escape (1963) — 84/100 · hit
- Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) — 84/100 · hit
- Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) — 80/100 · hit
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) — 78/100
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — 71/100
- Hour of the Gun (1967) — 71/100
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