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Pirates of the Prairie

WAR OUT WEST...as bullets whine and fists fly!
Nov 20, 1942 · 57m
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Western

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Tim Holt
Deputy Marshal Larry Durant
Cliff Edwards
Ike
Nell O'Day
Helen Spencer
John Elliott
John Spencer
Roy Barcroft
Lew Harmon
Karl Hackett
Rufe Jackson
Ed Cassidy
Chief Surveyor Allen
Charles King
Henchman Layton
Directed by Howard Bretherton

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Country
US

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