The Law and Jake Wade

Name: The Law and Jake Wade
Director: John Sturges
Released: 1958
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens, Robert Middleton, Henry Silva

1958 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 2,930 VOTES · DIR. John Sturges

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 882 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:54 Don't turn around. Keep your hands to your side.

00:06:58 No kidding?

00:10:24 - Get all your business attended to? - Yeah, sure did.

00:13:42 ...when you pulled up stakes in Philadelphia to come out here?

00:15:35 That's not true. You're only guessing when you talk like that.

00:19:07 We've been here since early yesterday while you was doing your backtracking.

00:21:16 All right, let's go.

00:25:04 And of course, he could always say he was beating the fear of God into you.

00:28:20 ...no matter how pleasant they are to have around...

00:30:59 The things we was gonna see.

00:34:37 Supposing it isn't a trick?

00:39:38 We were in the same outfit in the war, all of us except Rennie.

00:41:49 I buried the money and kept right on going.

00:44:42 But I sure wish you'd leave the decision up to us.

00:48:35 So, what are you gonna do about it?

00:52:39 Can I get him with a rifle?

00:56:15 Burke...

00:58:33 You hope.

01:01:00 - That's the end of this talk. - Look...

01:03:29 And I think maybe I'll stay too.

01:11:24 Well, did you say a few words over the boys?

01:15:23 Now, wait a minute. Not so fast, Jake.

01:18:25 Seeing as you got my gun, my knife...

01:23:07 Well, you like me a lot better than I like you.

Cast & Characters

Robert Taylor Jake Wade Richard Widmark Clint Hollister Patricia Owens Peggy Robert Middleton Ortero Henry Silva Rennie DeForest Kelley Wexler Burt Douglas Lieutenant Eddie Firestone Burke Fred Coby Deputy Gene Coogan Minor Role

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed882

Dialogue density10.3 lines / min

First line00:02:54

Final line01:23:07

Production Record

DirectorJohn Sturges

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,930