Molly And Lawless John

Molly And Lawless John - In New Mexico, a sheriff’s unhappy mid-aged wife aids a condemned prisoner escape her husband’s jail and elopes with the young and attractive outlaw to Mexico, pursued by the sheriff’s posse.

Molly And Lawless John (1972)
Director: Gary Nelson
Writers: Terry Kingsley-Smith
Stars: Vera Miles, Sam Elliott, Clu Gulager
Genre: Western
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: December 1972 (Los Angeles, California)
Filming Location: Puye Cliffs, Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara, New Mexico, USA

Synopsis:
Molly, the shy, romance-starved wife of an arrogant frontier Sheriff, finds herself drawn to a prisoner in her husband’s jail. This prisoner, a handsome young man named Johnny, plays on Molly’s sympathy and convinces her to help him escape. Molly then accompanies Johnny on his cross-country flight, but soon learns he’s simply been using her. Molly makes the best of the situation, however, and by the time the Sheriff’s posse catches up with them, Molly shows that she’s learned how to assert herself.

Reviews:
“I came upon this little old Western because I like Sam Elliot in just about anything I see. I think he is a fine actor, underrated by many as just a one character actor. This early one proves them wrong. I thought that this movie had an early tone of the current independent movies being made. Also a little of a European quality to the way it was presented. Quiet, not a lot of background music. Sometimes seemingly slow, but well paced and always going somewhere. Sam Elliot’s character of Johnny, was wonderfully played. We don’t know him in the beginning, only his reputation. He reveals himself verbally at first, and by his actions as the movie progresses. Vera Miles as Molly, was so touching. A woman self described as once bright and fun when she was young, now afraid to speak. Her hopes and dreams gone with the dust of the town and aging without the much wanted children. Her husband, Marvin is the Sheriff. Softly played by John Anderson, he shows us how hard life has made him, and later his true caring underneath. This is a great script. It is about selfishness, and selflessness; the inability to change, and the ability to change; needing protection, and the empowering chance to protect. They just used a Western set as a backdrop. I wish that this great little movie could find wider distribution now with videos. I thought it was truly well played and well made!!”

• written by “kathy5353853” on IMDb.com
  

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Molly and Lawless John
Brazil John Fora da Lei
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) Моли и беглецът Джон
Canada (English title) Molly and Lawless John
Finland (video box title) Molly ja lainsuojaton
Mexico Molly y el proscrito
Netherlands (Dutch title) (video box title) De vrouw van de sherriff
Norway (subtitle) Molly og den lovløse
Portugal (video title) Uma Bala para João Sem Lei
Portugal John Sem Lei
Romania Molly şi Lawless John
Spain Se busca
Sweden Molly och den laglöse John
Sweden (video title) Den Laglöse
UK Molly and Lawless John
USA (working title) Cactus
USA Molly and Lawless John
West Germany Molly und der Gesetzlose

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