Return of the Frontiersman (1950)
Directed by Richard Bare / Richard L. Bare
Genres - Western |
Sub-Genres - Traditional Western |
Release Date - Jun 24, 1950 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 74 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
With Return of the Frontiersman, Warner Bros. continued to test the acting abilities of their singing star Gordon MacRae. While he does get to warble two songs, MacRae plays it straight for the most part in his role as Logan Barrett, the son of hard-bitten sheriff Sam Barrett (Jack Holt). Villain Larrabee (Rory Calhoun) frames Logan for a series of robberies, forcing the sheriff to lead a posse after his own son. Our Hero is aided and abetted by the daughter (Julie London, who surprisingly doesn't get to sing) of the town sawbones. With the exceptions of Jack Holt and Rory Calhoun, most of the supporting cast -- Fred Clark, Matt McHugh et. al. -- seem slightly out of place in western garb.
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accusation, bank, clue, conflict, cowboy, criminal, escape, false-accusation, frame-up, frontiersman, impersonation, innocence, investigation, killing, masquerade, murder, name-clearing, prison, robbery, sheriff, son, songwriter
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