Sundown on the Prairie

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Sundown on the Prairie
Sundown on the Prairie poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Albert Herman
Screenplay byWilliam L. Nolte
Edmond Kelso
Produced by Edward Finney
Starring Tex Ritter
Dorothy Fay
Horace Murphy
Karl Hackett
Charles King
Hank Worden
Cinematography Bert Longenecker
Edited by Holbrook N. Todd
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • February 8, 1939 (1939-02-08)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sundown on the Prairie is a 1939 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by William L. Nolte and Edmond Kelso. The film stars Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Horace Murphy, Karl Hackett, Charles King and Hank Worden. The film was released on February 8, 1939, by Monogram Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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