Thundering Frontier (1940)

Thundering Frontier

1940

Western

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

D. Ross Lederman

Cast

Alex Callam as Square Deal Scottie

Bob Nolan as Bob

Carl Stockdale as Andrew Belknap

Charles Starrett as Jim Filmore

Francis Walker as Henchman Stub

Fred Burns as Hank Loomis

Iris Meredith as Norma Belknap

John Dilson as Carter Filmore