Thundering Frontier

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Thundering Frontier
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Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Screenplay byPaul Franklin
Starring Charles Starrett
Cinematography George Meehan
Edited byArthur Seid
Music by Bob Nolan
Tim Spencer
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 5, 1940 (1940-12-05)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Thundering Frontier is a 1940 American Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Charles Starrett. [1]

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References

  1. Hal Erickson (2014). "Thundering Frontier". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.