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The Lawless (1950) DVD9

by movieworld on February 24th, 2016 at 02:58

THE LAWLESS is a fast-paced, expertly edited tale of racial intolerance and violence that is just as timely today as it was then. The picture revolves around a group of "fruit tramps," those impoverished souls who follow the crops and eke out a living picking various fruits and vegetables. They are given small salaries and large disdain by the wealthy Californians who own the land. There's a fight at a dance between the white kids and the Mexicans (almost the same scene was done between the Puerto Ricans and the white kids in WEST SIDE STORY) and Rios runs off after the battle. The melee is used by the friends and families of the white bullies to instigate a lynch mob and to raze the office of Carey, a newspaper man who is sympathetic to the plight of the farm workers. Rios is eventually captured and the Mexicans revolt. Carey is excellent as the newsman who, at first, straddles the issue, then comes out as a champion of the underdog.

DVD9 | NTSC 4:3 | 01:22:38 | 4.78 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: none
Genre: Drama

Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands, John Hoyt, Argentina Brunetti, Martha Hyer, Tab Hunter
Country: USA