Law and Order is a solid, entertaining western that showcases Ronald Reagan as a leading man. Reagan gives an almost John Wayne-esque performance (you could almost call him John Wayne Light in this one). Reagan is tough, but very likeable in the role and shows the charisma that would help him in his political life just a decade later.
The story itself is something of a re-working of the Earps VS the Clantons, and it even starts in Tombstone. Reagan is Frame Johnson, tough, no-nonsense Marshall of Tombstone. He decides to retire to a nearby town to start a ranch and marry his girl, but he finds the town run by another rancher and soon Frame and his brothers are in conflict with that rancher and his family. There is plenty of good western action, and a solid story in Law and Order.
Law and Order is well worth buying for Western fans or fans or Ronald Reagan.
Standard Duster - But Quite Enjoyable
Ronald Reagan stars as a lawman in the old West - bringing outlaws to justice. A amusing aside: as one of the policies he adopts to ensure law and order, the Sherriff actually imposes GUN CONTROL - no guns are allowed in town - and Reagan goes about impounding weapons from violators. A standard "Duster" from the 50's this is nonetheless an an enjoyable Western.
As the sole movie co-starring Hollywood's only First Couple, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis, Hellcats of the Navy is either a privileged artifact or a hootworthy campfest, depending on your politics. Reagan plays a submarine ("hellcat") commander in the Pacific during World War II; Davis is the game little nurse back on shore who's decided he's (this is a quote) "Mr. Right." They share maybe eight minutes among the film's 82. Reagan's commander is a pretty glum guy, making unpopular life-or-death decisions into which his executive officer (Arthur Franz) reads nasty personal motives. This is a B movie all the way: drab supporting cast, script and direction that can't even get the cliches right, and bland studio footage of the actors intercut with speckly stock action shots and... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Nathan Juran DVD Release Date: Released the 13 May 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Diverting western about cattle stampeding and land-grabbing in Montana where a local land owner is in cahoots with renegade Blackfeet Indians to kill and drive off white settlers who want to build homes and raise cattle and who pays off the hostiles with rifles and whiskey. Barbara Stanwyck is a tough-as-nails Texas woman who aims to take her rightful place where she and her father filed a legal land claim but are thwarted at every turn by greedy rancher McCord. Colorados, a college-educated Indian who wants peace and prosperity for the Blackfeet, gives aid and comfort to Sierra Nevada Jones after her cattle have been run off, incurring the wrath of a warlike sub-chief of a band of hostile Blackfeet. A lovely Indian maiden, jealous of the attentions paid to the red-haired white woman by... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Barbara Stanwyck - Ronald Reagan Director(s): Allan Dwan DVD Release Date: Released the 12 February 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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'Tennessee's Partner' is a terrific saga based on the novel by the famous Western author Bret Harte. Beautifully produced by RKO studios in 1955, and filmed in gorgeous Technicolor, this film stars the underated actor John Payne, as the shrewd, but honest card expert Tennessee. He has no friends in the entire town except for his dance hall girlfriend played by Rhonda Fleming, whose flaming red hair is spectacular in color! Tennessee walks into an ambush and is nearly murdered by a loser player,when his life is saved by a cowpoke who wanders into town. He even calls himself Cowpoke and he is a complete straight-shooting arrow, played wonderfully by Ronald Reagan! Reagan becomes Tennesee's pal and partner, and Tennessee returns the favor by preventing Cowpoke from marrying an... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Allan Dwan DVD Release Date: Released the 12 February 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Those old Civil War films are always the same. They're filmed in the California desert with inaccurate uniforms and weapons. Reagan gives a so-so performance as a Confederate Cavalry officer who finds himself fighting against his brother who is an officer in the Union Cavalry. And of course...there's a woman invoved too. It's a somewhat enjoyable movie, but certainly not a five star film. More Info about this DVD Director(s): Lewis R. Foster DVD Release Date: Released the 06 November 2001 Usually ships within 7 to 8 days
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