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Frontier Fugitives

Frontier Fugitives

TERROR SWEEPS THE RANGE...as ruthless gangsters run amok to kill...and the Rangers ride for vengeance!

19450h 58m

Overview

Ellen Williams' father has a valuable collection of furs and an outlaw gang is after them. Before he is killed, Williams hides a note revealing their location. The Texas Rangers are on the job and to get more information, they have Panhandle pose as an Indian chief.

Directed by Harry L. Fraser
Written by Elmer Clifton
Produced by Arthur Alexander
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Top Cast

Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

Tex Haines

Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

Dave Wyatt

Lorraine Miller

Lorraine Miller

Ellen Williams

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Frank Sneed

Jack Ingram

Jack Ingram

Allen Fain

Frank Ellis

Frank Ellis

Mert Donner

J

Jack Hendricks

Jim Gar

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Old Man Wilson (uncredited)

C

Carl Mathews

Henchman Fred (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Guy Wilkerson

Panhandle Perkins

Themes & Keywords

texastexas ranger

About Frontier Fugitives

Frontier Fugitives is a western film released in 1945 exploring themes of texas, texas ranger. Directed by Harry L. Fraser, it stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Lorraine Miller. Ellen Williams' father has a valuable collection of furs and an outlaw gang is after them. Before he is killed, Williams hides a note revealing their location. The Texas Rangers are on the job and to get more information, they have Panhandle pose as an Indian chief.

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