Tornado Range

"COVERED WAGON TRAINS BATTLE OUTLAWS!"

Feb 21 1948 Approved 0h 56m
Action, Drama, Music

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.

Plot

Eddie Dean, under orders as a U.S. Land Office agent, is trying to prevent a range war from being started between homesteaders and ranchers when a caravan of the so-called 'Nesters', start to take over land acquired by the homesteaders by a government lease. Quirt Thayer, working both sides against the middle, has his gang join with the ranchers seeking revenge against the settlers for raids on the ranchers by Quirt's henchmen. Eddie uses his friendship with Mary King, daughter of the leading rancher, to pin the guilt on the correct culprits.

Written by

William Lively

Directed by

Ray Taylor

Cast

Eddie Dean, Copper the Horse, Roscoe Ates

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

PRC

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
87
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA