
Shockproof(1949)
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.


Escaping from the Sheriff, Jim and Cookie decide to go straight. But when they meet their old cohort, The Blanco Kid, he tells their new boss they are outlaws and they are in trouble again.

Bob Custer
'Snapper' Jim Norris
Betty Mack
Judy Lanning

Edmund Cobb
'The Blanco Kid'

Harry Todd
'Cookie'
Carlton King
Col. Lanning

Nelson McDowell
Wolf Hardy

Edward Peil Sr.
Second Sheriff
Tracy Lane
Henchman Trace
Charles LeMoyne
Henchman Slim

Fred Burns
First Sheriff
Law of the Rio Grande is a romance, adventure, action film released in 1931 exploring themes of on the lam, cowboys and outlaws. Directed by Forrest Sheldon, it stars Bob Custer, Betty Mack, Edmund Cobb. Escaping from the Sheriff, Jim and Cookie decide to go straight. But when they meet their old cohort, The Blanco Kid, he tells their new boss they are outlaws and they are in trouble again.
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