Bob Marlow is sent undercover to an Arizona town where an outlaw gang, comprised of the six Tolliver brothers, have taken over the town and terrorizing the citizens. He comes to town, posing as an Eastern dude, and, through a series of incidents manages to get rid of three of the brothers, mostly through their own ineptness.
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for grainy, black-and-white westerns where the hero wears a slightly too-clean suit, you’ll probably dig The Rider of the Law. If you need complex character arcs or, you know, a budget that covers more than three horses and a shack, you’re going to be bored to tears. This ...
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for grainy, black-and-white westerns where the hero wears a slightly too-clean suit, you’ll probably dig The Rider of the Law. If you need complex character arcs or, you know, a budget that covers more than three horses and a shack, you’re going to be bored to tears. This is for the folks who want to switch their brains off and watch a guy get punched in a saloon. Bob Steele is doing that thing where he plays the 'Eastern dude' who actually knows h..."
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