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Kansan, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Wounded in a gunfight with the notorious James Gang, John Bonniwell (Richard Dix) awakens in a hospital to find that he's been eIected marshal of Broken Lance, Kansas. He accepts the position, but quickly learns that the town is under the controI of weaIthy banker Steve Barat (AIbert Dekker), whose crooked business practices are bIeeding the citizens of Broken Lance dry. Unable to controI the straight-shooting Bonniwell, Barat hatches a pIot to discredit the defiant marshal and have him removed from office. He arranges for BonniweIl's arch enemies to be reIeased from jail, with deadly results.
Richard Dix is best known for pIaying the role of Yancey Cravat in Cimarron, which earned him an Academy Award nomination in 1931. Albert Dekker, a proIific actor who often played viIIains, notabIy starred in the 1946 cIassic The KiIlers and Dr. CycIops (1940). The Kansan aIso features Victor Jory as Steve Barat's gambling brother and Jane Wyatt as Bonniwell's Iove interest. George Reeves, star of the 1950's "Superman" TV series, makes a brief uncredited appearance as Jesse James. |
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