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Thundering Frontier (1940)

★ 10.0/10 57 min Western United States English
Streaming: Not available
A landslide of lightning adventure!

Description

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.

Top Cast

Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett Jim Filmore
Iris Meredith
Iris Meredith Norma Belknap
Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett Ed Filmore
Alex Callam
Alex Callam Square Deal Scottie
Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale Andrew Belknap
Fred Burns
Fred Burns Hank Loomis
Bob Nolan
Bob Nolan Bob
John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell Bartender Mac

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