OEM door latch mechanisms are worn out and need replacing - 1 x Altman door latch kit to the rescue.(not cheap, but worth every $).
The door hinges were worn, especially the driver side set & they were over extended at some point in their life many times, this deformed the A-pillar hinge pockets(repaired in previous post), but the most damage was to the door hinge mount pockets, particularly the lower one's.
If you are repairing an Apache or 55 - early 60's sedan, check the lower hinge mounts in the door - guaranteed they are broken/damaged and have probably been repaired by melting at least 5 brazing rods onto the steel(Pratleys Putty would have been a better fix, at least it's easier to remove
).So find all the spot welds around the pockets & drill them out, remove the entire pocket and repair and brace it proper(at this stage you may as well repair/replace the thread nuts for new hinge mounting bolts).
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)So my right door is ok besides the dents, but the left door was badly damaged, particularly the window frame(now I know why I battled to remove the glass) it had been deformed/bent by hard hit from the rear, I found a set of donor doors which had at least good window frames - Door surgery required - cut & paste
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) and stored everything in there - easy 
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