FRONTIER MARSHAL ***

Allan Dwan's "Frontier Marshal" is a classic western, very much of the old school and is one of the least known of all the movies to chronicle the exploits of one, Wyatt Earp, played here by Randolph Scott as his noble best, and that legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral. It's beautifully shot in black and white by Charles Clarke and superbly designed and the cast includes Nancy Kelly, Cesar Romero, (as Doc Halliday), John Carradine and Binnie Barnes with Eddie Foy Jr playing his own father. If the plot feels overly familiar it's because John Ford remade it as "My Darling Clementine" with just a few alterations which may be one reason why this film has been largely forgotten. It may not be quite in the same class but it's still hugely entertaining and a worthy addition to the western genre.