Frontier Investigator
Seen it?1949 | 60 min | Action, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone) and action fans. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1949: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
Rocky Lane, out to find the murderer of his brother, runs into a battle between two stage lines for a mail contract.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 468 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
- Allan LaneRocky Lane
- Black JackBlack Jack
- Eddy WallerNugget Clark
- Roy BarcroftFlint Fleming
- Gail DavisJanet Adams
- Robert Emmett KeaneErskine Doubleday
- Clayton MooreScott Garnett
- Francis FordEd Garnett
- Claire WhitneyMolly Bright
- Harry LauterRocky's Brother