
Pirates of the Prairie
In one of his better early Westerns, Tim Holt, as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant, is sent to Spencerville where a gang of vigilantes has been terrorizing the citizenry. Going undercover as a gunsmith, Larry quickly learns that the leader of the vigilantes, John Spencer (John Elliott), is an honest man who only seeks to establish law and order. The real brains behind the crimes, meanwhile, are revealed to be Spencer's brother-in-law, Lou Harmon (Roy Barcroft), and his chief henchman, Leighton (Charles King), who speculate in the coming of the railroad by forcing the townspeople to relinquish their land.
Top Billed Cast

Tim Holt
Deputy Marshal Larry Durant

Cliff Edwards
Ike

Nell O'Day
Helen Spencer

John Elliott
John Spencer

Roy Barcroft
Lew Harmon
Featured Crew

Howard Bretherton
Director

Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
J. Benton Cheney
Screenplay
Berne Giler
Story
Doris Schroeder
Screenplay