---
title: 'The Lawless (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Losey'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lawless-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042669/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lawless (1950)

1950 · 83 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Lawless is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and starring Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands, Lee Patrick, John Hoyt, and Lalo Ríos in his film debut. The plot concerns a crusading newspaper editor in California who becomes concerned about the plight of fruit pickers, mostly immigrants from Mexico. It is adapted by Daniel Mainwaring from his short story "The Voice of Stephen Wilder".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph Losey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-losey)
- **Screenplay:** [Daniel Mainwaring](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mainwaring)
- **Director of Photography:** [J. Roy Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-roy-hunt)

## Cast

- [Walter Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-reed)
- [Paul Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-harvey)
- [Herbert Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-anderson)
- [Johnny Sands](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-sands)
- [Macdonald Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/macdonald-carey)
- [Gail Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-russell)
- [Lee Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-patrick)
- [John Hoyt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hoyt)
- [John Sands](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sands)
- [Argentina Brunetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/argentina-brunetti)
- [Ian MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-macdonald)
- [William Edmunds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-edmunds)

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