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Tornado Range
“COVERED WAGON TRAINS BATTLE OUTLAWS!”
8.0 / 10• 1948• 56m•NR• English
ActionDramaMusicWestern
Storyline
Tornado Range is one of five Eddie Dean westerns originally produced by PRC in 1947 but released the following year by Eagle-Lion. Cast as a troubleshooter for the U.S. Land Office, Dean is assigned to settle a deadly range war. Sure enough, the warring homesteaders and cattlemen are being whipped into a frenzy by a third party, who hopes to "divide and conquer," claiming the land for himself. Surprisingly, all-purpose PRC villain George Cheseboro isn't the culprit in this one; instead, he's cast as the father of heroine Jennifer Holt. Roscoe Ates is once more on hand for some questionable comedy relief.
Cast & Crew
Eddie Dean
Eddie Dean
Lead
Roscoe Ates
Soapy Jones
Jennifer Holt
Mary King
George Chesebro
Lance King
Buster Slaven
Jebby Sawyer (as Brad Slaven)
Marshall Reed
Sam Wilson
Terry Frost
Thayer
Lane Bradford
Henchman Thorne
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ray Taylor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tornado Range is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
