Pioneers of the Frontier

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Pioneers of the Frontier
Directed by Sam Nelson
Screenplay by Fred Myton
Produced by Leon Barsha
Starring Wild Bill Elliott
Dorothy Comingore
Dick Curtis
Dub Taylor
Stanley Brown
Richard Fiske
Cinematography George Meehan
Edited by James Sweeney
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 14, 1940 (1940-02-14)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pioneers of the Frontier is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Dorothy Comingore, Dick Curtis, Dub Taylor, Stanley Brown and Richard Fiske. The film was released on February 14, 1940, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Pioneers of the Frontier (1940) - Sam Nelson". AllMovie. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  3. "Pioneers of the Frontier". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.