Movie: Thundering Frontier

Top 10 Billed Cast

Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett

Jim Filmore

Iris Meredith
Iris Meredith

Norma Belknap

Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett

Ed Filmore

Alex Callam
Alex Callam

Square Deal Scottie

Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale

Andrew Belknap

Fred Burns
Fred Burns

Hank Loomis

Bob Nolan
Bob Nolan

Bob

John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell

Bartender Mac

Francis Walker
Francis Walker

Henchman Stub

John Dilson
John Dilson

Carter Filmore

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    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.

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    1940-12-05

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    A landslide of lightning adventure!

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    English
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