Pirates of the Prairie (1942)

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

• Western

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.

Rating

7 / 10 (4 votes)

Release date

November 20, 1942

Runtime

57m

Language

English

Director

Howard Bretherton

Status

Released