The Lawless Nineties (1936)
0h 55m | PG-13
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.
Director: Joseph Kane
Studio: Republic Pictures
Genre: Western
Video: 720p
Cast
John Wayne
as John Tipton
Ann Rutherford
as Janet Carter
Harry Woods
as Charles K. Plummer
George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Major Carter
Al Bridge
as Steele
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Moses
Reviews
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.