Pirates of the Prairie
Pirates of the Prairie

Pirates of the Prairie (1942)

1942-11-20

(US) •

Western

WAR OUT WEST...as bullets whine and fists fly!

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

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Tim Holt

Deputy Marshal Larry Durant

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Cliff Edwards

Ike

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Nell O'Day

Helen Spencer

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John Elliott

John Spencer

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Roy Barcroft

Lew Harmon

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Karl Hackett

Rufe Jackson

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Ed Cassidy

Chief Surveyor Allen

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Charles King

Henchman Layton

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Ben Corbett

Corbett / Shorty Carver (uncredited)