Thundering Frontier - 1940

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.

57min
1940
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.1/10

Cast

Charles Starrett profile pictureCharles StarrettJim Filmore
Iris Meredith profile pictureIris MeredithNorma Belknap
Ray Bennett profile pictureRay BennettEd Filmore
Carl Stockdale profile pictureCarl StockdaleAndrew Belknap
John Dilson profile pictureJohn DilsonCarter Filmore
Pat Brady profile picturePat BradyMusician (uncredited)
George Chesebro profile pictureGeorge ChesebroHenchman Dirk (uncredited)
Hugh Farr profile pictureHugh FarrMusician (uncredited)
Lloyd Perryman profile pictureLloyd PerrymanMusician (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford profile pictureBlackie WhitefordHenchman (uncredited)

About Thundering Frontier

Thundering Frontier Overview

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.

Runtime: 57min

Extra details

Original Title: Thundering Frontier
Original Language: English
Directed By: D. Ross Lederman
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures