Law and Order (1932)

Director
Edward L. Cahn

Main cast
Walter Huston; Harry Carey; Russell Hopton; Raymond Hatton; Ralph Ince

Genres
Western

Description
A legendary lawman and his cohorts set out to restore order to the dangerous streets of Tombstone, Ariz.


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