''Return of the Frontiersman'' is a 1950 American

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film directed by Richard L. Bare and written by

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. The film stars

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, Jack Holt,

Fred Clark Frederick Leonard Clark (March 19, 1914 – December 5, 1968) was an American film and television character actor. Early years Born in Lincoln, California, Clark was the son of Fred Clark Sr. He attended Stanford University with plans to becom ...

and Edwin Rand. The film was released by

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on June 24, 1950.

Plot

After the territory of

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has had law and order restored by men known as the Frontiersman, sheriff Sam Barrett has a peaceful town. At least until a fight breaks out between his grown son, Logan, and a man named Kearney who has been wounded by one of Logan's bullets. Newspaper editor Larrabee explains to the sheriff what happened. Larrabee was accused of cheating at cards by Kearney, who drew a gun on him. But because the editor was unarmed, Logan stepped in and shot the gun from Kearney's hand. Sam believes the fair thing is to give Logan and Kearney each 10 days in jail. Kearney is livid, though, accusing the sheriff of favorable bias toward his son. Later that day at Kearney's ranch, Ryan, a ranch hand, sees Logan standing over Kearney's dead body. A posse is formed. Logan runs into a doctor's daughter, Janie Martin, and explains his situation. A bank is robbed and the banker shot by a man fitting Logan's description, riding off on a pinto, which is what Logan rides. Larrabee helps him get away. Janie spots a man in similar garb on a pinto and realizes Logan's been telling the truth about being innocent. Sam goes to help his son and discovers Larrabee is behind the killing and robbery. Janie is held hostage, but Logan and his father, fighting side by side, save the day.

Cast

as Logan Barrett *

as Janie Martin *

as Larrabee * Jack Holt as Sheriff Sam Barrett *

as Ryan *Edwin Rand as Kearney *Raymond Bond as Dr. J. A. Martin *

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as Evans *

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as Harvey *Britt Wood as Barney *Dan White as Nicol

Production

The film was meant to star

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but she refused to appear.

References

External links

* 1950 films Warner Bros. films American Western (genre) films 1950 Western (genre) films Films directed by Richard L. Bare Films scored by David Buttolph Films with screenplays by Edna Anhalt Films set in Wyoming 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub