Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Elmer Clifton

Writer:

Elmer Clifton (writer)

Release Date:

22 September 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

RANGE RIDERS RIDDLE RACKETEERING RATS - Terror Sweeps the range as ruthless gangsters move in for the kill!

Plot:

Tex put the Kern gang away once but they have returned with reinforcements and have take over the town...

Plot Keywords:

Texas Rangers Series

Cast

Tex Ritter	...	Tex Haines
Dave O'Brien	...	Texas Ranger Dave Wyatt
Guy Wilkerson	...	Panhandle Perkins
Patti McCarty	...	Jane Deering
Harry Harvey	...	Mayor Frank Merritt
Betty Miles	...	Mrs. Frank Merritt
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Bart Kern
Marshall Reed	...	Rad Kern
Charles King	...	Henchman
Clarke Stevens	...	Henchman Shade

Also Known As:

Raiders of the Frontier (UK)

Runtime:

56 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Alexander-Stern Productions

Movie Connections:

Follows Brand of the Devil (1944)

Better than ordinary movie, until the end!

This movie has a lot going for it - Tex Ritter, his singing and his wry sense of humor; Dave O'Brien and his presence; Guy Wilkerson as comic relief and the worst telegraph operator in history; Patti McCarty as a together woman; Betty Mills as a tough frontier woman. On top of this, the story is not a warmover of other "B" movie plots. It created real tension and delivered a WWII message about despotism and freedom. All of that goes to making this movie enjoyable, but the best is still the way the gang leaders came to justice! I have never seen that in any other movie. You shouldn't miss that.