Code of the Lawless

{{short description|1945 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Code of the Lawless

| image = Code of the Lawless poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Wallace Fox

| producer = Wallace Fox

| screenplay = Patricia Harper

| starring = Kirby Grant
Fuzzy Knight
Poni Adams
Hugh Prosser
Barbara Sears
Edward Howard

| cinematography = Maury Gertsman

| editing = Philip Cahn

| studio = Universal Pictures

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1945|10|19}}

| runtime = 60 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Code of the Lawless is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Patricia Harper. The film stars Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight, Poni Adams, Hugh Prosser, Barbara Sears and Edward Howard. The film was released on October 19, 1945, by Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71175/code-of-the-lawless |title=Code of the Lawless (1945) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=April 14, 2019}}{{cite web|author=Sandra Brennan |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/code-of-the-lawless-v87523 |title=Code of the Lawless (1945) - Wallace Fox |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=April 14, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/24362-CODE-OF-THE-LAWLESS |title=Code of the Lawless |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=April 14, 2019}}

Plot

A disreputable holding company has been robbing ranchers by imposing fraudulent taxes. The story's hero, Grant Carter (Kirby Grant) impersonates a long lost son, Chad Hiltonof, of the man who runs the company. Carter eventually reveals himself to be a U. S. Department of the Interior agent, and brings down the bad guys. In the end, he also captures the heart of a postmistress, Julie Randall (Jane Adams).

==Cast==

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