Pirates of the Prairie 81 years old

WAR OUT WEST...as bullets whine and fists fly!

Pirates of the Prairie

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.

Credits

Pirates of the Prairie Cast

Name Character
Roy Barcroft He was 40, 67 years old when he died as Lew Harmon
Karl Hackett He was 49, 55 years old when he died as Rufe Jackson
Cliff Edwards He was 47, 76 years old when he died as Ike (as Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards)
Tim Holt He was 23, 54 years old when he died as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant
John Elliott He was 12, 26 years old when he died as John Spencer (as John H. Elliott)
Nell O'Day She was 33, 79 years old when she died as Helen Spencer
Ben Corbett He was 50, 69 years old when he died as East Spencerville Townsman Corbett / Henchman Shorty Carver (uncredited)
Charles King He was 47, 62 years old when he died as Henchman Layton
Ed Cassidy He was 19, 89 years old when he died as Chief Surveyor Allen (as Edward Cassidy)

Pirates of the Prairie Crew

Name Department
Nicholas Musuraca as Director of Photography. He was 50 (82) years old when He died Camera
Berne Giler as Story. Writing
J. Benton Cheney as Screenplay. Writing
Howard Bretherton as Director. He was 52 (78) years old when He died Directing
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Pirates of the Prairie (81 years)

WAR OUT WEST...as bullets whine and fists fly!

  • Release day: Friday, November 20, 1942
  • Runtime: 57 minutes