(Pirates of the Prairie)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Western

Runtime:

57 minutes

Year:

1942

Directors:

Howard Bretherton

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Production companies:

RKO Radio Pictures

Actors:

Deputy Marshal Larry Durant

Ike

Helen Spencer

John Spencer

Lew Harmon

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