Beyond the Law
A trio of thieves plot to steal a town's silver shipment but a turn of events makes them the town's heroes. After the Civil War, a trio of drifters find an ingenious way of stealing a mine's payroll f…
Beyond the Law
A trio of thieves plot to steal a town's silver shipment but a turn of events makes them the town's heroes. After the Civil War, a trio of drifters find an ingenious way of stealing a mine's payroll from a moving stagecoach. The payroll belongs to the silver mine in Silvertown. The three drifter thieves are Billy Joe Cuddler, Preacher and his assistant, an African-American demobilized soldier. The payroll is in the care of mine engineer Ben Novack who just arrived from Europe and must report for work at the mine in Silvertown. After the theft of the payroll is discovered at the stagecoach's arrival in Silvertown, everyone is puzzled about its disappearance but the money is insured and a replacement payroll is sent for. After grumbling about the delay in receiving their wages, the miners return to work. However, the mine owner, James Cooper, orders Ben Novack to work with town sheriff John Ferguson in finding the culprits. Happy at not being suspected of theft, Billy Joe Cuddler and his two pals plan another payroll theft. They also plan to steal the mine's silver shipment en route to the federal silver depository. In the meantime, the three drifter pals ingratiate themselves with the townsfolk. They even become heroes of sorts when they save the stagecoach from an attack by a numerous gang of bandits led by notorious cut-throat outlaw Burton. When Sheriff John Ferguson is wounded during the attack, drifter Billy Joe Cuddler is asked to temporarily fill-in the job of lawman, to the surprise and amusement of his two pals. Billy Joe Cuddler becomes temporary sheriff but he still plans to steal the next mine payroll and the mine's silver shipment at the first opportunity. Unknown to all of them is the fact that outlaw Burton and his gang plan to attack the town in force during the upcoming town fiesta and seize the mine's silver shipment. —nufs68 Ben Novak (Antonio Sabato) is a young, if a little naïve European immigrant, who has been hired by a mining company to escort the payroll money safely to the workers after a recent attempt to do so have failed. Billy Joe Cudlip (Lee Van Cleef) is the mastermind behind these robberies. Novak befriends Cudlip while searching for the thieves' in the desert and the two quickly form a bond. For the next payroll run the mining company hires the town sheriff. This time they're determined to shoot anyone who attempts to steal the payroll. Cudlip doesn't want to participate in another robbery, but his former colleague Burton (Gordon Mitchell), insists on robbing the payroll one last time with his gang of outlaws. Cudlip offers to ride along with the sheriff and Novak as added protection. —Larry B.
Beyond the Law
Drama,Western
Film Details
A trio of thieves plot to steal a town's silver shipment but a turn of events makes them the town's heroes. After the Civil War, a trio of drifters find an ingenious way of stealing a mine's payroll from a moving stagecoach. The payroll belongs to the silver mine in Silvertown.
The three drifter thieves are Billy Joe Cuddler, Preacher and his assistant, an African-American demobilized soldier. The payroll is in the care of mine engineer Ben Novack who just arrived from Europe and must report for work at the mine in Silvertown. After the theft of the payroll is discovered at the stagecoach's arrival in Silvertown, everyone is puzzled about its disappearance but the money is insured and a replacement payroll is sent for.
After grumbling about the delay in receiving their wages, the miners return to work. However, the mine owner, James Cooper, orders Ben Novack to work with town sheriff John Ferguson in finding the culprits. Happy at not being suspected of theft, Billy Joe Cuddler and his two pals plan another payroll theft.
They also plan to steal the mine's silver shipment en route to the federal silver depository. In the meantime, the three drifter pals ingratiate themselves with the townsfolk. They even become heroes of sorts when they save the stagecoach from an attack by a numerous gang of bandits led by notorious cut-throat outlaw Burton.
When Sheriff John Ferguson is wounded during the attack, drifter Billy Joe Cuddler is asked to temporarily fill-in the job of lawman, to the surprise and amusement of his two pals. Billy Joe Cuddler becomes temporary sheriff but he still plans to steal the next mine payroll and the mine's silver shipment at the first opportunity. Unknown to all of them is the fact that outlaw Burton and his gang plan to attack the town in force during the upcoming town fiesta and seize the mine's silver shipment.
—nufs68 Ben Novak (Antonio Sabato) is a young, if a little naïve European immigrant, who has been hired by a mining company to escort the payroll money safely to the workers after a recent attempt to do so have failed. Billy Joe Cudlip (Lee Van Cleef) is the mastermind behind these robberies. Novak befriends Cudlip while searching for the thieves' in the desert and the two quickly form a bond.
For the next payroll run the mining company hires the town sheriff. This time they're determined to shoot anyone who attempts to steal the payroll. Cudlip doesn't want to participate in another robbery, but his former colleague Burton (Gordon Mitchell), insists on robbing the payroll one last time with his gang of outlaws.
Cudlip offers to ride along with the sheriff and Novak as added protection. —Larry B..