Pirates of the Prairie (1942)
In one of his better early Westerns, Tim Holt, as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant, is sent to Spencerville where a gang of vigilantes has been terrorizing the citizenry. Going undercover as a gunsmith, Larry quickly learns that the leader of the vigilantes, John Spencer (John Elliott), is an honest man who only seeks to establish law and order. The real brains behind the crimes, meanwhile, are revealed to be Spencer's brother-in-law, Lou Harmon (Roy Barcroft), and his chief henchman, Leighton (Charles King), who speculate in the coming of the railroad by forcing the townspeople to relinquish their land.
Director:
Howard Bretherton
Writers:
Doris Schroeder, J. Benton Cheney.
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Tim Holt as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant |
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Cliff Edwards as Ike |
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Nell O'Day as Helen Spencer |
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John Elliott as John Spencer |
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Roy Barcroft as Lew Harmon |
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Karl Hackett as Rufe Jackson |
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Ed Cassidy as Chief Surveyor Allen |
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Charles King as Henchman Layton |
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Ben Corbett as Corbett / Shorty Carver (uncredited) |
| Directing | Howard Bretherton | Director |
| Camera | Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Doris Schroeder | Screenplay |
| Writing | Berne Giler | Story |
| Writing | J. Benton Cheney | Screenplay |
