"THE BOLDEST BANDIT OF A LAWLESS ERA!"
Film based on the story of Al Jennings, a former train robber turned attorney.
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The people behind it
Dan Duryea
Al Jennings
Gale Storm
Margo St. Claire
Dick Foran
Frank Jennings
Gloria Henry
Alice Calhoun
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Lon Tuttle
John Dehner
Tom Marsden
Raymond Greenleaf
Judge Jennings
Stanley Andrews
Marshal Ken Slattery
John Ridgely
Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
James Millican
Ed Jennings
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