The Lawless
Former big city newsman Larry Wilder is tired of fighting the powers that be and just wants to enjoy his new life as a small-town newspaper editor. He thinks his bucolic new home will provide him with an easy and unconflicted life. But when a young Latino farmworker is goaded into a fight by racist rich boys, Wilder finds himself the only white citizen of the town willing to stand up for the boy's rights. He joins with Sunny Garcia, a staffer for a small weekly newspaper for the Hispanic workers, in trying to see justice done and possibly to save a life.
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HD
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
1950
83 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Lawless
- Duration : 83 min
- Languages : English, Spanish
- Writers : Daniel Mainwaring (written for the screen by)
- Directors : Joseph Losey min
- Imdb : 6.9 (247 votes)
- Tomatoes : 0 (1 votes)
- Actors : Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands, Lee Patrick
Movie Storyline
Former big city newsman Larry Wilder is tired of fighting the powers that be and just wants to enjoy his new life as a small-town newspaper editor. He thinks his bucolic new home will provide him with an easy and unconflicted life. But when a young Latino farmworker is goaded into a fight by racist rich boys, Wilder finds himself the only white citizen of the town willing to stand up for the boy's rights. He joins with Sunny Garcia, a staffer for a small weekly newspaper for the Hispanic workers, in trying to see justice done and possibly to save a life.