Lawless Empire is a 1945 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by Bennett Cohen.

The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Mildred Law and Bob Wills.

[4] In the lawless town of Dusty Gulch, the Durango Kid comes to the aid of Reverend Harding in his fight against Blaze Howard and his henchman.

When Durango foils all of Blaze’s plans, Blaze’s boss Doc Weston realizes that it's Cannonball who's tipping off Durango.

Weston then lets Cannonball overhear false information that will send Durango into a fatal trap.