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Land Beyond the Law: Directed by Walter Doniger. With Clint Walker, Andrew Duggan, Jennifer Howard, James Griffith. Arrested and accused of robbery in Lone Butte, Cheyenne escapes to clear his name.
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- Western
- Walter Doniger
- 1957-01-15
Land Beyond the Law: Directed by B. Reeves Eason. With Dick Foran, Linda Perry, Wayne Morris, Harry Woods. Wild and woolly Chip Douglas becomes a lawman after his father is killed in New Mexico territory and helps avoid a range war.
- (168)
- Western
- B. Reeves Eason
- 1937-03-13
"Cheyenne" Land Beyond the Law (TV Episode 1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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Real World References
•The Army captain references Lilliput, the fictional island created by Jonathan Swift in the 18th century novel Gulliver's Travels. Lilliput is an island in the South Pacific Ocean occupied by people one-twelfth the size of normal people. •Major Elwood claims to have served under General McClellan during the American Civil War, a general who was known for being overcautious.
Errors and Continuity Nitpicks
•The actor portraying Mrs. Ellwood wears the distinctive dark-colored dress that has appeared in at least two other episodes, Decision at Gunsight and The Mutton Puncher.
A bank robbery and murder has occurred and Cheyenne Bodie fits the description of the criminal that committed the shooting. A posse brings him into the sheriff’s office in Long Butte for a lineup.
But a witness claims Cheyenne isn't guilty; he isn't wearing the lion-headed belt buckle that the real killer wore. A deputy pressures the man into changing his mind. Cheyenne can see the deputies are itchin’ for a lynchin’. He quickly turns the tables on the lawmen, locks them in a cell and swears he'll be back to clear his name.
Cheyenne gallops to the next town and puts together a plan to find the real robbers. After a trip to a local printer to make up a fake wanted poster of himself, Cheyenne recruits help from a sympathetic Army officer commanding a post outside Hatchet Valley. The valley is a lawless territory claimed by both the US and Mexico. Until the political boundaries are set, the valley is occupied by an outlaw army of 50 men as their base of operations. The Army guards the only way into the valley to try to keep the bandits holed up, but they still manage to move in and out by an unknown trail.
The commander orders his sharpshooters to send bullets Cheyenne’s way as he rides through the pass to make it look like he’s escaping from their custody. The trick works. Guards from the gang see the ruckus and bring Bodie in to meet their leader, Major Ellwood. The fake wanted poster makes Ellwood think Cheyenne is a legitimate criminal and he welcomes him into the gang. His ultra-loyal lieutenant Joe Epic isn't impressed, even after Cheyenne smacks him around. The friendly scoundrel Pete brings Bodie to the saloon and introduces him to the other members of the gang, where he has a touch of trouble with a gunslinger named Arnie Monroe. Cheyenne watches out for the lion belt buckle, but no one is wearing the tell-tale accessory.
At the Ellwood home that evening, Cheyenne meets Mrs. Ellen Ellwood and listens to the major's tales of glory serving during the Civil War. Now that the conflict is over, Ellwood is waging a new war against banks, railroads and other institutions. Bodie pledges his loyalty to the cause. As the evening winds down in the saloon, Epic goads Monroe into challenging Cheyenne to a showdown and the tall cowboy is forced to kill the man. Looking over the body, Cheyenne sees that Monroe was wearing the distinctive belt buckle he's been looking for.
His mission is complete, but his sojourn in Hatchet Valley isn't over yet. He follows instructions in a mysterious note left for him and finds Ellen alone in the forest. Like Monroe, she has a sense that Cheyenne isn't who he says he is. She's sick of living in seclusion with a gang of bandits. She promises Bodie a large sum of money to take her away that night using the secret route out of the valley. Cheyenne agrees and the pair ride off, but neither saw Epic hiding in the bush. He has overheard Ellen's plan.
"Some day I'm gonna nail your hide to the door for this."
"You'll have a job of skinnin' to do first."
"Aren't you going to smile?"
"Nope."
"Come on, please. Just a little one, eh?"
"Nope."
Land Beyond the Law is a 1937 American Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Luci Ward and Joseph K. Watson. The film stars Dick Foran, Linda Perry, Wayne Morris, Harry Woods, Irene Franklin and Frank Orth.
Chip's father, a crusty old rancher, is shot by Slade's gang as he tries to protect his cattle. Realizing finally that the Circle Bar gang are murderers and rustlers, Chip goes over to the side of the law and is then appointed sheriff by Governor Wallace on Cattle Kate's recommendation.
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Singing cowboy Dick Foran unwittingly joins a gang of ruthless cattle rustlers and murderers in Land Beyond The Law (1937).
