Flame of the West (1945)

LAW COMES TO THE FLAMING FRONTIER!...where gun-law is the only LAW!

• Western

Flame of the West has always attracted more attention than most of Johnny Mack Brown's Monogram westerns, if for no other reason than the offbeat casting of Douglass Dumbrille. Usually seen in villainous roles, Dumbrille herein offers a sincere, effective performance as a scrupulously honest US marshal named Nightlander. When he takes on a gang of crooked gamblers, Nightlander is shot down in cold blood, compelling frontier doctor John Poole (Johnny Mack Brown) to put his Hippocratic oath on the back burner and strap on the shootin' irons.

Rating

7 / 10 (3 votes)

Release date

June 25, 1945

Runtime

1h 11m

Language

English

Director

Lambert Hillyer

Status

Released