Thunder Over the Prairie

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Thunder Over the Prairie

"ROARING ACTION! ROUSING TUNES!"

1941

1h 0m

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Western

Overview

An evil land baron uses the local Indians as laborers and then finds legal methods to cheat them of their pay. The reservation physician Steve Monroe does his best to thwart the villain by peaceable methods.

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16 members

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Charles Starrett

Dr. Steven Monroe / The Medico

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Cliff Edwards

Bones Malloy

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Eileen O'Hearn

Nora Mandan

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Stanley Brown

Roy Mandan

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Danny Mummert

Timmy Wheeler

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Ray Bennett

'Ace' Hartley

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Joe McGuinn

Henchman Hartley

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Donald Curtis

Henchman Taylor

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Ted Adams

Dave Wheeler

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Jack Rockwell

Clayton

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Budd Buster

Judge Merriwether

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Horace B. Carpenter

Bailiff

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Cal Shrum

Band Leader

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Dick Botiller

Henchman (uncredited)

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Rusty Cline

Band Member (uncredited)

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David Sharpe

Clay Mandan

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