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The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark. The picture was based on the 1956 novel by Marvin H. Albert. The film was shot on location in California's High Sierra mountain range, Lone Pine, and Death Valley in Metrocolor by MGM and in CinemaScope.
- $2,795,000
- Fred Steiner
- $1,538,000
- William Hawks
The Law and Jake Wade: Directed by John Sturges. With Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens, Robert Middleton. Marshal Jake Wade aids outlaw Clint Hollister escape jail but Clint wants to know where Wade hid an old hold-up loot taken while both men were outlaws in the same gang.
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- Western
- John Sturges
- 1958-11-22
The Law and Jake Wade (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
According to a Hollywood Reporter April 1958 news item, The Law and Jake Wade marked the first time a major film studio used a "canned soundtrack" for background music. The item reveals that composer Bronislau Kaper had begun a score for the film, but due to a musicians' strike, M-G-M purchased a full-length recording from the library of ...
- John Sturges, Jack Reddish, Robert Saunders
- Robert Taylor
Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member The Law and Jake Wade is a fairly stock western starring Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens and the ...
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- Matt Brunson
- Western
- John Sturges
Now a respected frontier Marshal, the reformed bank robber, Jake Wade (Robert Taylor), is engaged to a beautiful, nice girl, Peggy (Patricia Owens), eager to live a decent life away from crime. Nevertheless, Jake's criminal past will soon catch up with him in the person of his old companion, Clint Hollister (Richard Widmark), who still has his ...
John Sturges. Director. Marvin H. Albert. Novel. William Bowers. Screenplay. Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister.
