Shaughnesy the Iron Marshall (1998)

After refusing to throw a fight backed by a crooked promoter 19th century Irish immigrant and champion boxer Tommy Shaughnessy (Matthew Settle) is forced to flee New York City or die. As he journeys West a bizarre twist of fate lands him in Haven Kansas where he'll have to use all his wits and both his fists to solve a murder and expose a conspiracy that threatens to destroy the entire town.System Requirements:Running Time Approx. 95 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. UPC: 783722737026 Manufacturer No: ARD27370 Product Description

Good Clean Fun But Leaves You Hanging

I bought this movie for my husband who is a huge Louis L'Amour fan. This movie was so short (90 minutes)and left out so much of the story--- having read the book he just couldn't believe it. The acting was good, the story clean but they really didn't develop the charaters very well. It was almost a comedy. At the end it was like we needed to turn over the DVD to get part two. Too bad becasue my husband said it was one of his favorite L'Amour books. Now I am going to read the book to get the entire story. If you've never read the book you'll like this movie.
My hope is that someone else makes a movie on this same book. THE IRISH MUSIC IS WONDERFUL! July 6, 2008

The book was better.

I always enjoy anything connected to Louis Lamour and this was a good movie
over all. However they changed so much from the book that it took away from the pleasure of watching it. I do so like the "period" dress and scenes. Makes one feel like we are truely peering into the past. If you have not
read the book it should be a good movie. I feel that the director change and cut too much in the interest of time and the story line did not get properly developed. August 24, 2007

good entertainment

Good wholesome family entertainment, we could easily watch with our grandchildren and have no fear of filthy language, etc. Love this movie, but the end leaves one hanging, is there another part to it? May 27, 2007

You've got to be kidding me!

I'm not sure these other two could have possibly watched the same movie as I! Poor directing, horrible editing, high school camera work, and of course, ridiculous acting, this movie had it all. I took an early day from work, picked up a movie, within twenty minutes I had no choice but to turn it off. It was so bad I went back to work just to punish myself!! December 1, 2006

A classic western for every age group!

This movie is an atypical east coast meets wild west romp as only Louis L'Amour can tell. Strong cast with a few faces from HBO's Deadwood and Carnivale (sans the strong language). It is an untraditional story of a marshall on the frontier told in classic western style. I really enjoyed it and could show the entire family this movie without blushing! July 6, 2006

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