Tornado Range
Seen it?1948 | 56 min | Action, Drama, Music, 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
- Made for action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
Tornado Range is one of five Eddie Dean westerns originally produced by PRC in 1947 but released the following year by Eagle-Lion. Cast as a troubleshooter for the U.S. Land Office, Dean is assigned to settle a deadly range war. Sure enough, the warring homesteaders and cattlemen are being whipped into a frenzy by a third party, who hopes to "divide and conquer," claiming the land for himself. Surprisingly, all-purpose PRC villain George Cheseboro isn't the culprit in this one; instead, he's cast as the father of heroine Jennifer Holt. Roscoe Ates is once more on hand for some questionable comedy relief.
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 395 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ray Taylor
- Eddie DeanEddie Dean
- Roscoe AtesSoapy Jones
- Jennifer HoltMary King
- George ChesebroLance King
- Buster SlavenJebby Sawyer (as Brad Slaven)
- Marshall ReedSam Wilson
- Terry FrostThayer
- Lane BradfordHenchman Thorne
- Russell ArmsKiller Dorgan aka Ben Colton
- Steve ClarkPop Sawyer