Thundering Frontier (1940)
A landslide of lightning adventure!
57 min
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. In contrast, the villains are kind to no one, least of all struggling building contractor Square Deal Scottie, 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.
- Release date
- December 5, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Charles Starrett as Jim Filmore
- Iris Meredith as Norma Belknap
- Ray Bennett as Ed Filmore
- Alex Callam as Square Deal Scottie
- Carl Stockdale as Andrew Belknap
- Fred Burns as Hank Loomis
- Bob Nolan as Bob Nolan
- John Tyrrell as Bartender Mac
- Francis Walker as Henchman Stub
- John Dilson as Carter Filmore
Crew
- D. Ross Lederman · Director
- Paul Franklin · Writer
- Bob Nolan · Composer
- Tim Spencer · Composer
- George Meehan · Cinematographer
- Art Seid · Editor