The Pioneers

May 10, 1941

0h 58m

★ 0.0

RITTER RIDES THE ROARING RANGE!

Overview

A frontiersman leads a group of pioneers to their destination in the Old West and then helps them settle it.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Edward F. Finney Productions

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Cast

Tex Ritter

Slim Hunkafeller

Slim Andrews

Red Foley

Doye O'Dell

Suzanna Ames

Wanda McKay

John Ames

Del Lawrence

Henchman Wilson

George Chesebro

Carson

Karl Hackett

Henchman Jingo

Lynton Brent

Sheriff

Gene Alsace

Chief Warcloud

Chief Many Treaties

Chief Lone Deer

Charles Soldani

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5.7

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6.2

Arizona

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6.3

The Great Man's Lady

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0.0

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5.8

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4.8

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4.3

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A crazy group of pioneers brave the harsh elements and numerous mishaps to travel thousands of miles out west to find a place to call home.

4.0

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Inasmuch as western star Charles Starrett gained screen fame as the Robin Hood-like "Durango Kid", it stands to reason that Starrett would head the cast of Robin Hood of the Range. The star plays Steve Marlowe, the foster son of railroad manager Henry Marlowe (Kenneth McDonald). When it becomes apparent that the railroad is using underhanded methods to drive local homesteaders off their land, Steve adopts the guise of "The Vulcan", a legendary champion of justice.

0.0

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6.5

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0.0

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Invalid Date

A wine documentary exploring the most suitable types of wine in extreme environments for the future of tourism. Episode 1 follows sommelier Bojan Radulovic and the deepest professional wine tasting ever attempted at -300m in a submersible.

6.2

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5.9

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0.0

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7.0

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Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.

7.6

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