FRONTIER MARSHALL-1939-Randolph Scott stars as Wyatt Earp who brings law and order to the lawless town of Tombstone.
Caesar Romero is Doc Halliday who despite his reputation becomes friends with Earp. John Carradine is a saloon owner who is also responsible for some stagecoach robberies. His gang includes Joe Sawyer and Lon Chaney Jr. (the same year he was in OF MICE AND MEN). There's a lot of plot involving Doc and his wife (Nancy Kelly) and a chorus girl (Binnie Barnes) but in the end history is rewritten with Earp going solo to see justice prevail at the OK corral.
Although there are several plot holes and clichéd dialogue this is a very entertaining western made 7 years before John Ford's more famous MY DARLING CLEMENTINE.
Frontier Marshall was director by Allan Dwan who's career dates back to 1911. He made two other movies in 1939. THE 3 MUSKETEERS and THE GORILLA, both featuring The Ritz Bros.
Thanks to my friend Tony for giving me this!
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