Pirates of the Prairie

Howard Bretherton
1942-11-20

WAR OUT WEST...as bullets whine and fists fly!
6
57 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tim Holt Deputy Marshal Larry Durant Unowned
Cliff Edwards Ike Unowned
Nell O'Day Helen Spencer Unowned
John Elliott John Spencer Unowned
Roy Barcroft Lew Harmon Unowned
Karl Hackett Rufe Jackson Unowned
Ed Cassidy Chief Surveyor Allen Unowned
Charles King Henchman Layton Unowned
Ben Corbett Corbett / Shorty Carver (uncredited) Unowned