(1931, Syndicate, aka TRAIL OF THE LAW) Tom Tyler, Gabby Hayes, Betty Mack, Al Bridge. One of Tyler’s very best films. Tom’s a tough lawdog sent to a lonely town to bring in Livermore, a powerful frontier gangster. Livermore plays a death waltz on the violin to his victims before slaying them. Gabby is great as Tom’s outlaw pal. Will they come back alive? Not the ending you might expect. There is better than usual cinematography with striking interior shots of Livermore’s crude, yet lavish saloon. No relation to Tom Keene’s ‘37 film. 16mm.
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