Thundering Frontier
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After a handful of non-formula westerns, Charles Starrett returned to the mixture as before in Thundering Frontier. Starrett plays Jim Fillmore, kind to old ladies, small animals and heroine Norma Belknap (Iris Meredith). In contrast, the villains are kind to no one, least of all struggling building contractor Square Deal Scottie (Alex Callam), whose projects are continually targeted for demolition and his payroll is forever being stolen at gunpoint. A good 25 percent of the film's running time is given over to Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers, whose C&W croonings are pleasant but a bit much. One of the film's few surprises is that Starrett's perennial screen sparring partner Dick Curtis isn't one of the bad guys.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1940-12-05
Runtime: 57 mins
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Writer: Paul Franklin
Spoken language: English
Genres: Western
Original title: Thundering Frontier
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Charles Starrett
Iris Meredith
Ray Bennett
Alex Callam
Carl Stockdale
Fred Burns
Bob Nolan
John Tyrrell
Francis Walker
John Dilson
Pat Brady
George Chesebro
Hugh Farr
Karl Farr
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