California Frontier

California Frontier

Flaming romance! blazing passions...in a pioneer empire!

1938 · 55 min · ★ 9.0 · Western, Action, Drama, Romance

Halstead forces the Land Agent to alter the records and then kicks the Mexicans off their land. Buck has been sent to investigate and quickly joins up with Juan Cantova in the fight against Halstead. To keep Buck from seeing the records, Halstead has the Agent murdered. His men then claim Juan killed him and both Buck and Juan then find themselves wanted dead or alive.

Directed by Elmer Clifton · Written by Monroe Shaff

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