| Lawless Empire | |
| Producer: | Colbert Clark |
| Screenplay: | Bennett Cohen |
| Story: | Elizabeth Beecher |
| Starring: | Charles Starrett Tex Harding Dub Taylor Mildred Law Bob Wills |
| Cinematography: | George Meehan |
| Editing: | Paul Borofsky |
| Studio: | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 58 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Lawless Empire is a 1945 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Mildred Law and Bob Wills. The film was released on November 15, 1945, by Columbia Pictures.[1] [2] [3] This was the seventh of 65 films in the Durango Kid series.[4]
In the lawless town of Dusty Gulch, the Durango Kid comes to the aid of Reverend Harding in his fight against Blaze Howard and his henchman. When Durango foils all of Blaze’s plans, Blaze’s boss Doc Weston realizes that it's Cannonball who's tipping off Durango. Weston then lets Cannonball overhear false information that will send Durango into a fatal trap.