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Pioneers of the Frontier
“A Wild Bill Saunders Adventure”
9.0 / 10• 1940• 58m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Wild Bill Saunders discovers that his uncle Mort has been murdered by an unscrupulous ranch foreman, Matt Brawley. But before he can right Brawley's wrongs, Wild Bill is arrested for a murder he didn't commit. Sidekick Cannonball Sims and disgruntled girl rancher Joan Darcy plot to break Wild Bill out of jail but Brawley is wise to their plan.
Cast & Crew
Bill Elliott
Wild Bill Saunders
Lead
Dub Taylor
Cannonball Simms
Dorothy Comingore
Joan Darcey
Dick Curtis
Matt Brawley
Stanley Brown
Henchman Dave
Richard Fiske
Henchman Bart
Carl Stockdale
Jim Darcey
Lafe McKee
Mort Saunders
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Nelson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pioneers of the Frontier is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
