The Law and Jake Wade

film by Sturges [1958]

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"The Law and Jake Wade" is a 1958 Western film directed by John Sturges. The movie stars Richard Widmark as an outlaw who forces his former friend, played by Robert Taylor, to lead him to stolen money from a bank heist.1

John Sturges was an American director known for his taut war movies and Westerns, including classics like Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Magnificent Seven (1960), and The Great Escape (1963). Preston Sturges, a different filmmaker, was renowned for his satirical comedies in the early 1940s, such as Sullivan's Travels (1941).123

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In his next project, The Law and Jake Wade (1958), an outlaw (Widmark) forces an old friend (Robert Taylor) to lead him to the money they stole during a bank heist.
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In his next project, The Law and Jake Wade (1958), an outlaw (Widmark) forces an old friend (Robert Taylor) to lead him to the money they stole during a bank heist.
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