Colorado Pioneers (1945)
JUSTICE RIDES THE PLAINS!
An interesting entry in Republic Pictures' long-running "Red Ryder" B-Western series, this film is not about hardy settlers braving the Colorado winters, as the title would suggest. Instead it's a sort of Reform School Western about a couple of wayward Chicago boys (Billy Cummings and Freddie Chapman) taken in by Ryder's indomitable aunt, "The Duchess" (Alice Fleming.) The boys escaped their very own "Fagin," Bull Reagan (Roy Barcroft), and were given a second chance on the lady's Western ranch. Unfortunately, Reagan returns to do a bit of cattle rustling, once again luring the boys into becoming his accomplices.
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Bill ElliottRed Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
Robert BlakeLittle Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Alice FlemingThe Duchess
Roy BarcroftBull Reagan
Bud GearyHenchman Bill SladeBilly CummingsJoe, Parish BoyFreddie ChapmanSkinny, Parish BoyFrank JaquetDave Wyatt
Tom LondonSand Snipe
Monte HaleCowhand That Quits
Billie ThomasSmokey, Parish Boy (as Buckwheat Thomas)
George ChesebroHank DisherMovie DNA
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What is Colorado Pioneers about?
An interesting entry in Republic Pictures' long-running "Red Ryder" B-Western series, this film is not about hardy settlers braving the Colorado winters, as the title would suggest. Instead it's a sort of Reform School Western about a couple of wayward Chicago boys (Billy Cummings and Freddie Chapman) taken in by Ryder's indomitable aunt, "The Duchess" (Alice Fleming.) The boys escaped their very own "Fagin," Bull Reagan (Roy Barcroft), and were given a second chance on the lady's Western ranch. Unfortunately, Reagan returns to do a bit of cattle rustling, once again luring the boys into becoming his accomplices.
How long is Colorado Pioneers?
Colorado Pioneers has a runtime of 57 minutes.