The Law Comes to Texas

1939 film by Joseph Levering

The Law Comes to Texas

Directed by| Joseph Levering
Screenplay by| Nate Gatzert
Produced by| Larry Darmour
Starring| Wild Bill Elliott
Veda Ann Borg
Bud Osborne
Slim Whitaker
Leon Beaumon
Paul Everton
Cinematography| James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by| Dwight Caldwell
Music by| Lee Zahler

Production
company

Larry Darmour Productions

Distributed by| Columbia Pictures

Release date

* April 16, 1939 (1939-04-16)

Running time

| 61 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

The Law Comes to Texas is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Levering and written by Nate Gatzert. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Veda Ann Borg, Bud Osborne, Slim Whitaker, Leon Beaumon and Paul Everton. The film was released on April 16, 1939, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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The Governor of Texas sends attorney John Haynes to investigate a gang of outlaws using a law that prevents sheriffs from acting outside their county to escape after each raid. John disguises himself as an outlaw and joins the gang and has a plan to take them down.

## Cast

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* Wild Bill Elliott as John Haynes
* Veda Ann Borg as Dora Lewis
* Bud Osborne as Judge Jim Dean
* Slim Whitaker as Barney Dalton
* Leon Beaumon as Jeff
* Paul Everton as Governor
* Charles King as Kaintuck

## References

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1. ^ "The Law Comes to Texas (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
2. ^ Sandra Brennan. "The Law Comes to Texas (1939) - Joseph Levering". AllMovie. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
3. ^ "The Law Comes to Texas". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

## External links

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* The Law Comes to Texas at IMDb

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Films directed by Joseph Levering

* Little Miss Fortune (1917)
* The Road Between (1917)
* The Little American (1917)
* The Little Samaritan (1917)
* His Temporary Wife (1920)
* Determination (1922)
* Flesh and Spirit (1922)
* The Tie That Binds (1923)
* Who's Cheating? (1924)
* Lilies of the Streets (1925)
* Unrestrained Youth (1925)
* Sea Devils (1931)
* Defenders of the Law (1931)
* Cheating Blondes (1933)
* Rolling Caravans (1938)
* Stagecoach Days (1938)
* In Early Arizona (1938)
* Pioneer Trail (1938)
* Phantom Gold (1938)
* Frontiers of '49 (1939)
* Lone Star Pioneers (1939)
* The Law Comes to Texas (1939)

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