The Lawless Frontier
The Lawless Frontier
Tobin is after the bandit Zanti who killed his parents. He finds him just as Zanti is about to kill Dusty and kidnap Ruby. Saving the two, he goes after Zanti. He catches him but Zanti escapes the Sheriff's handcuff's and this time Tobin has to chase him into the desert.
Mister Arn reviewedJune 16, 2025
“The Lawless Frontier” is a bare-bones, low-budget B-Western from John Wayne’s early years, made on a shoestring and aimed at the Saturday matinee crowd. The plot is paper-thin but hits the standard Western beats: outlaws, revenge, and frontier justice. The dialogue is stiff, the sets are minimal, and the racial portrayals are dated and uncomfortable. It’s a quick, no-frills production that plays it straight, offering more historical curiosity than lasting impact.