Frontier Scout

Sep 16, 1938

1h 1m

★ 4.5

Action! Action! ACTION! He took the tamin' of the West as a one man's job!!!

Overview

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant has a job for Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) and his sidekick (Al St. John).

Genres

Action

Western

Production Companies

Franklyn Warner Productions

Frontier Scout Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Wild Bill Hickok

George Houston

Whiney Roberts

Al St. John

Mary Ann Norris

Beth Marion

Mort Bennett

Stephen Chase

Steve Norris

Dave O'Brien

General Ulysses Grant

Jack C. Smith

Jones

Budd Buster

Henchman Davis

Slim Whitaker

One-Shot Folsom

Jack Ingram

Lieutenant Adams

Walter Byron

Julie

Dorothy Fay

Helen

Minerva Urecal

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