The Law of the Range

The Law of the Range
Theatrical poster
Directed by	William Nigh
Written by	Story: Norman Houston Screenplay: Richard Schayer Titles: Robert E. Hopkins
Starring	Tim McCoy Joan Crawford Rex Lease Bodil Rosing
Cinematography	Clyde De Vinna
Edited by	Dan Sharits
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	January 21, 1928 (1928-01-21)
Running time	60 min.
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Law of the Range is a 1928 American silent Western film starring Tim McCoy and Joan Crawford and Rex Lease.

Plot

Betty Dallas (Crawford) is a passenger on a stagecoach that is held up by an outlaw named The Solitaire Kid (Lease). Ranger Jim Lockhart (McCoy), who is Betty's sweetheart, is in pursuit of The Solitaire Kid, and in the end, as the two men face one another, there is a mortal shoot-out.

Cast

• Tim McCoy as Jim Lockhart
• Joan Crawford as Betty Dallas
• Rex Lease as Solitaire Kid
• Bodil Rosing as Mother of Jim and the Kid
• Tenen Holtz as Cohen

Preservation

• The film survives; preserved by MGM preservation laboratory.

External links

• The Law of the Range at IMDb
• The Law of the Range at AllMovie