Released in 1958, "The Law and Jake Wade" features Robert Taylor as the titular character, a former outlaw who is now trying to live as a sheriff out West. However, a man from his past, Clint Hollister (Richard Widmark), won't allow him that peace and forces Jake and his fiancé to accompany him and some other unsavory characters to a ghost town in the mountains where buried money awaits. Unlike Jake, Clint seems dete…

John Sturges’ Oater contains more depth than initially apparent. Jake Wade, once a thief and gunman, now serves as the town marshal. Driven by a need to settle an obligation, he frees Clint Hollister, a former associate, from jail—a decision he quickly comes to regret. It turns out that Wade concealed some money in the hills, and Hollister is determined to retrieve it. Consequently, Hollister, along with his gang,…