The Prairie King
Seen it?1927 | 60 min | 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 western fans.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 1 hr. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1927: an older pace and style.
Andy Barden, Edna Jordan, and Dan Murdock are the three claimants to the valuable mine of the late Abner Ferrige. Edna takes possession but Murdock gets her to leave and while the three are away his men take possession. But when the Lawyer arrives to announce that Ferrige never filed, everyone rushes off to be the first at the claims office.
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; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 415 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by B. Reeves Eason
- Hoot GibsonAndy Barden
- Barbara WorthEdna Jordan
- Charles SellonPop Wingate
- Rosa GoreAunt Hattie
- Albert PriscoDan Murdock
- Robert HomansJim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)
- George PeriolatRamon Fernandez