Outlaw Rule

Outlaw Rule

1935 · 53 min · ★ 9.0 · Western

A rancher, frustrated with constant cattle rustling and the inability of the local sheriff to stop it, is accused of murder when the sheriff is found dead.

Directed by S. Roy Luby · Written by E.B. Mann

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