Thundering Frontier
movie
A landslide of lightning adventure!
Released December 05, 1940
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
Charles Starrett
as
Jim Filmore
Iris Meredith
as
Norma Belknap
Ray Bennett
as
Ed Filmore
Alex Callam
as
Square Deal Scottie
Carl Stockdale
as
Andrew Belknap
Fred Burns
as
Hank Loomis
Bob Nolan
as
Bob
John Tyrrell
as
Bartender Mac
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Francis Walker
as
Henchman Stub
John Dilson
as
Carter Filmore
Pat Brady
as
Musician (uncredited)
George Chesebro
as
Henchman Dirk (uncredited)