Frontier Fugitives
TERROR SWEEPS THE RANGE...as ruthless gangsters run amok to kill...and the Rangers ride for vengeance!
NR 1945 · 58 min · ★ 7.0 · Western
Ellen Williams' father has a valuable collection of furs and an outlaw gang is after them. Before he is killed, Williams hides a note revealing their location. The Texas Rangers are on the job and to get more information, they have Panhandle pose as an Indian chief.
Directed by Harry L. Fraser · Written by Elmer Clifton
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Tex Ritter Tex Haines -
Dave O'Brien Dave Wyatt -
Lorraine Miller Ellen Williams -
I. Stanford Jolley Frank Sneed -
Jack Ingram Allen Fain -
Frank Ellis Mert Donner - J Jack Hendricks Jim Gar
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Budd Buster Old Man Wilson (uncredited) -
Carl Mathews Henchman Fred (uncredited) -
Guy Wilkerson Panhandle Perkins
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