The Lawless
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For the book by John Jakes, see The Lawless (novel).
The Lawless is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and features Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell and Johnny Sands.[3]
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Directed by | Joseph Losey |
Screenplay by | Daniel Mainwaring (as "Geoffrey Homes"_ |
Based on | the novel The Voice of Stephen Wilder by Daniel Mainwaring |
Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
Starring | Macdonald Carey Gail Russell Johnny Sands |
Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
Music by | Mahlon Merrick |
Production company | Pine-Thomas Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $435,000[1] or $407,000[2] |
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A crusading newspaper editor in California becomes concerned about the plight of the state's fruit pickers, mostly immigrants from Mexico (disparagingly referred to as "fruit tramps").
Film critic Thom Andersen identified The Lawless as one example of film gris, a more cynical variety of film noir with leftist themes. The film was also released as The Dividing Line. John Hoyt is cast against type as a sympathetic, racially tolerant father and Tab Hunter makes his credited debut.