Pride of the Plains
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Pride of the Plains

9.0 / 10 1944 55mNR English
Western

Storyline

Dan Hurley wants to sell wild horses and is trying to get the Wild Game Laws that protect them changed. To get his petition signed, his henchman paints his trained horse to look like the wild horse leader and has it kill a man. Johnny Revere finds traces of paint on a horse and tries to arrest Hurley and his men. But he is captured by the gang and is now slated to be the next victim of the trained horse.

Cast & Crew

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

Johnny Revere

Lead
Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Frog Millhouse

Nancy Gay

Nancy Gay

Joan Bradford

Steve Barclay

Steve Barclay

Kenny Revere

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Dan Hurley

CM

Charles Miller

Grant Bradford

Kenne Duncan

Kenne Duncan

Snyder

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wallace Fox's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Pride of the Plains is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker