Prairie Gunsmoke
Seen it?1942 | 56 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
- Made for most people. If you loved The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or The Magnificent Seven, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
To win possession of the ranches he holds mortgages on, crooked banker Jim Kelton has his henchmen raid the ranches and stampede the cattle herds thereby ensuring the ranchers can't meet their notes. U. S. Marshal Wild Bill Hickok arrives...
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 418 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
- Bill Elliott'Wild' Bill Hickok
- Tex RitterTex Terrell
- Frank MitchellCannonball
- Virginia CarrollLucy Wade
- Hal PriceHenry Wade
- Tristram CoffinJim Kelton
- Joe McGuinnHenchman Spike Allen
- Frosty RoyceHenchman Sam
- Rick AndersonDan Whipple