Guns of the Law

Mar 30, 1944

0h 53m

★ 5.0

SIX GUNS BARKING---FISTS CRASHING! In a showdown against the killer gang!

Overview

The Texas Rangers take on a shyster who is trying to bilk a family of their money after he learns that an oil company thinks their land may contain the black gold.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Alexander-Stern Productions

PRC

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Cast

Tex Wyatt

Dave O'Brien

Jim Steele

James Newill

Panhandle Perkins

Guy Wilkerson

Lillian Wilkins

Jennifer Holt

Jed Wilkins

Budd Buster

Kendall Lowther

Charles King

Sam Brisco

Jack Ingram

Joe Hyslop

Bob Kortman

Dan Tyndall

Robert Barron

Tom Binns

Frank McCarroll

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