‘The Law and Jake Wade': One Last Ride to Settle Old Scores

Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark show great chemistry in a journey of judgment and revenge.

Clint Hollister (Richard Widmark, L) and Jake Wade (Robert Taylor), in “The Law and Jake Wade.” MGM

NR | 1h 26m | Drama, Western | 1958

There’s something compelling about watching two Hollywood heavyweights circle each other across the wilds of the frontier. “The Law and Jake Wade” offers exactly that: Robert Taylor’s stoic lawman squaring off with Richard Widmark’s unnervingly charming outlaw.