Prairie Raiders

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Prairie Raiders
Prairie Raiders poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Derwin Abrahams
Screenplay by Ed Earl Repp
Produced by Colbert Clark
Starring Charles Starrett
Nancy Saunders
Mark Roberts
Ozie Waters
Smiley Burnette
CinematographyGeorge F. Kelley
Edited by Paul Borofsky
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 29, 1947 (1947-05-29)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prairie Raiders is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders, Mark Roberts, Ozie Waters and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on May 29, 1947, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3] This was the twenty-third of 65 films in the Durango Kid series. [4]

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References

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