Prairie Stranger

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Prairie Stranger
Prairie Stranger poster.jpg
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Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Screenplay by Winston Miller
Based onThe Medico Rides the Trail
by James L. Rubel
Produced by William Berke
Starring Charles Starrett
Cliff Edwards
Patti McCarty
Forbes Murray
Frank LaRue
Archie R. Twitchell
Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by James Sweeney
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 18, 1941 (1941-09-18)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prairie Stranger is a 1941 American western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Winston Miller. It is based on the 1936 novel The Medico Rides the Trail by James L. Rubel. The film stars Charles Starrett, Cliff Edwards, Patti McCarty, Forbes Murray, Frank LaRue and Archie R. Twitchell. The film was released on September 18, 1941, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3] The film is the third in the "Medico" series, which includes The Medico of Painted Springs and Thunder Over the Prairie , released earlier that year. [4]

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