Cyclone Prairie Rangers

Nov 9, 1944

0h 56m

★ 0.0

ACTION THUNDERS OVER THE PRAIRIE!

Overview

It's World War 2 and saboteurs are out to destroy the ranchers food crop. Steve Travis and sidekick Cannonball have been called in to investigate. Avoiding the attempts on his life by the gang, Steve uses a pair of eyeglasses to discover their leader, a supposedly deaf mute shoe repairman.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Steve Travis

Charles Starrett

Cannonball

Dub Taylor

Lola

Constance Worth

Davis (as Jimmy Davis)

Jimmie Davis

Guitar Player Wakely

Jimmy Wakely

Murdered Agent (uncredited)

Steve Clark

Henchman (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

Waitress (uncredited)

Edna Harris

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