Buckskin Frontier

Buckskin Frontier

STEEL RAILS REPLACE BURNING LEATHER!

NR 1943 · 76 min · ★ 7.0 · Western

A railroad man and the owner of a freight line battle for control of a crucial mountain pass.

Directed by Lesley Selander · Written by Harry Sinclair Drago

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