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Prairie Schooners

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Prairie Schooners
Theatrical poster for the film
Directed bySam Nelson
Screenplay byRobert Lee Johnson,
Fred Myton
Produced byLeon Barsha
StarringBill Elliott
Evelyn Young
Dub Taylor
CinematographyGeorge Meehan
Edited byAl Clark
Production
company
Release date
  • September 30, 1940 (1940-09-30) (US)[1]
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prairie Schooners is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson, and stars Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Young, and Dub Taylor. It is the first in Columbia Pictures' series of 12 "Wild Bill Hickok" films, followed by Beyond the Sacramento.[2]

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Cast

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Film series

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Prairie Schooners is the first film in Columbia's series of 12 "Wild Bill Hickok" movies. They include:[4]

  1. Prairie Schooners (Sept 1940)
  2. Beyond the Sacramento (Nov 1940)
  3. The Wildcat of Tucson (Dec 1940)
  4. Across the Sierras (Feb 1941)
  5. North from the Lone Star (March 1941)
  6. Hands Across the Rockies (June 1941)
  7. King of Dodge City (Aug 1941)
  8. Roaring Frontiers (Oct 1941)
  9. The Lone Star Vigilantes (Jan 1942)
  10. Bullets for Bandits (Feb 1942)
  11. The Devil's Trail (May 1942)
  12. Prairie Gunsmoke (July 1942)

References

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  1. ^ "Prairie Schooners: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "Wild Bill Hickok". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
  3. ^ "Prairie Schooners (1940) - Sam Nelson | Review | AllMovie".
  4. ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "Wild Bill Hickok". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
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