The Pioneers (1941 film)

The Pioneers
The Pioneers
Directed by	Albert Herman
Written by	James Fenimore Cooper (story); Robert Emmett Tansey ;
Produced by	Edward Finney
Starring	Tex Ritter ; Karl Hackett ; Wanda McKay ;
Cinematography	Marcel Le Picard
Edited by	Fred Bain
Music by	Frank Sanucci
Production; company	Edward F. Finney Productions
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	May 10, 1941;
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated July 04, 2025

The Pioneers is a 1941 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett and Wanda McKay.^[1] It was inspired by the 1823 novel of the same name by James Fenimore Cooper and distributed by Monogram Pictures.^[2]

Plot

A frontiersman leads a group of pioneering settlers to their new homestead.

Cast

Tex Ritter as Tex Ritter
Wanda McKay as Suzanna Ames
Slim Andrews as Slim Hunkafeller
Red Foley as Red Foley
Doye O'Dell as Doye O'Dell
Del Lawrence as John Ames
George Chesebro as Wilson - Henchman
Karl Hackett as Carson
Lynton Brent as Jingo - Henchman
Gene Alsace as Sheriff
Chief Many Treaties as Chief Warcloud
Charles Soldani as Chief Lone Deer

References

↑ Bond p.81
↑ Österberg, Bertil O. (2001). Colonial America on Film and Television: A Filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 35. ISBN 9780786450589.

Bibliography

Bond, Johnny. The Tex Ritter Story. Chappell Music Company, 1976.

External links

The Pioneers at IMDb

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[1] Bond p.81

[2] Österberg, Bertil O. (2001). Colonial America on Film and Television: A Filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 35. ISBN 9780786450589.

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