Is The Law and Jake Wade scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Law and Jake Wade violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Law and Jake Wade sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Law and Jake Wade easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Law and Jake Wade end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Law and Jake Wade

Name: The Law and Jake Wade
Genre: Western
Released: 1958
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens, Robert Middleton, Henry Silva

The girl is a captive hostage at the mercy of the West's most notorious bandit-killer.

Directed by John Sturges

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

195886 min6.7 / 10

A tense Western hostage drama where a marshal's past as an outlaw comes back to haunt him, forcing him into a dangerous game with a ruthless former gang member.

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. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.

Clusters

Vengeance Over Introspection Urban and Small-Town Settings Thieves And Outlaws Crime And Betrayal

Genres

Western

Keywords

Outlaw Loot Ghost Town

Questions people ask

Is The Law and Jake Wade scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Law and Jake Wade violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Law and Jake Wade sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is The Law and Jake Wade easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does The Law and Jake Wade end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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