Prairie Pioneers

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Prairie Pioneers
Prairie Pioneers FilmPoster.jpeg
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Directed by Lester Orlebeck
Written by William Colt MacDonald
Barry Shipman
Produced byLouis Gray
Starring Robert Livingston
Bob Steele
Rufe Davis
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited byRay Snyder
Music by Cy Feuer
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • February 16, 1941 (1941-02-16)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prairie Pioneers is a 1941 American western film directed by Lester Orlebeck and starring Robert Livingston, Bob Steele and Esther Estrella. It was part of the "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie series released by Republic Pictures. [1] Location shooting too place at the Iverson Ranch.

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References

  1. "The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures". b-westerns.com. Retrieved August 30, 2011.