The Lawless

The Lawless
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Losey
Screenplay by	Daniel Mainwaring (as "Geoffrey Homes"_
Based on	the novel The Voice of Stephen Wilder by Daniel Mainwaring
Produced by	William H. Pine William C. Thomas
Starring	Macdonald Carey Gail Russell Johnny Sands
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	Howard A. Smith
Music by	Mahlon Merrick
Production company	Pine-Thomas Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 9, 1950 (1950-06-09)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$435,000[1] or $407,000[2]

The Lawless is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and features Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell and Johnny Sands.^[3]

A crusading newspaper editor in California becomes concerned about the plight of the state's fruit pickers, mostly immigrants from Mexico (disparagingly referred to as "fruit tramps").

Film critic Thom Andersen identified The Lawless as one example of film gris, a more cynical variety of film noir with leftist themes. The film was also released as The Dividing Line. John Hoyt is cast against type as a sympathetic, racially tolerant father and Tab Hunter makes his credited debut.