Law of the Rio Grande

Law of the Rio Grande

NR 1931 · 57 min · ★ 6.0 · Romance, Adventure, Action

Escaping from the Sheriff, Jim and Cookie decide to go straight. But when they meet their old cohort, The Blanco Kid, he tells their new boss they are outlaws and they are in trouble again.

Directed by Forrest Sheldon · Written by Elizabeth Burnbridge

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