''The Pioneers'' is a 1941 American
Western
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Places
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*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
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film directed by
Albert Herman and starring
Tex Ritter,
Karl Hackett
Carl Ellsworth Germain (September 5, 1893 – October 24, 1948), known professionally as Karl Hackett, was an American actor. He served in the U.S. army during World War I. He was married to Ruby Burnette Moore.
On October 24, 1948, Hacket ...
and
Wanda McKay.
[Bond p.81]
Plot
A
frontiersman leads a group of pioneering settlers to their new homestead.
Cast
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Tex Ritter as Tex Ritter
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Wanda McKay as Suzanna Ames
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Slim Andrews
Slim Andrews (born Leonard Andrews Huntington, Jr., June 14, 1931 - January 15, 2022) was an American country music artist with seven decades of performing at the local and regional levels. He began his music career in 1942 at the age of eleven ...
as Slim Hunkafeller
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Red Foley
Clyde Julian "Red" Foley (June 17, 1910 – September 19, 1968) was an American musician who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II.
For more than two decades, Foley was one of the biggest stars of the gen ...
as Red Foley
*
Doye O'Dell as Doye O'Dell
*
Del Lawrence
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as John Ames
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George Chesebro as Wilson - Henchman
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Karl Hackett
Carl Ellsworth Germain (September 5, 1893 – October 24, 1948), known professionally as Karl Hackett, was an American actor. He served in the U.S. army during World War I. He was married to Ruby Burnette Moore.
On October 24, 1948, Hacket ...
as Carson
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Lynton Brent as Jingo - Henchman
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Gene Alsace as Sheriff
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Chief Many Treaties as Chief Warcloud
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Charles Soldani as Chief Lone Deer
References
Bibliography
* Bond, Johnny. ''The Tex Ritter Story''. Chappell Music Company, 1976.
External links
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1941 films
1941 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
Films directed by Albert Herman
Monogram Pictures films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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