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Pioneers of the Frontier

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After Brawley kills his boss Mort Saunders, he and his men take control of all the ranches in the valley. When Wild Bill arrives to help the ranchers he is thrown in jail by the crooked Sheriff.

Mort Saunders (Lafe McKee),owner of the million-and-a-half acre Rancho del Norte, is killed and the property is taken over by his foreman, Matt Brawley (Dick Curtis),who rules like a tyrant. Settler Jim Darcey (Carl Stockdale) protests Brawley's highhanded methods and is also murdered. His daughter, Joan (Dorothy Comingore as Linda Winters),writes to Wild Bill Saunders (Bill Elliott),the dead owner's nephew and real heir to the ranch, urging him to return. Brawley and his henchmen declare that Wild Bill will never set foot on the property.

Info about Pioneers of the Frontier

Studio(s): Columbia Pictures

Originally Released: Feb 14, 1940

Production Country: United States

Genres:Western