''Blazing Frontier'' is a 1943 American
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film directed by
Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Blazing Range'' (American recut version).
Cast
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Buster Crabbe
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as
Billy the Kid
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Al St. John as
Fuzzy Q. Jones
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Marjorie Manners
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as Helen Barstow
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Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee (January 27, 1896 – April 17, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 360 films between 1933 and 1953. He was the brother of actor Guy Kibbee and his daughter was actress Lois Kibbee. He died in Simi Vall ...
as Clem Barstow
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I. Stanford Jolley as Luther Sharp
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Frank Hagney
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Early and career
Born in Sydney, New Sou ...
as Sheriff Ward Tragg
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Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard (September 20, 1897 – January 16, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman.
Early years
Born in Vevay, Indiana, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Maynard and a lookalike younger brother of actor Ken Maynard; they were ...
as Deputy Pete
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George Chesebro
George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California.
Partial filmography
* ''Mi ...
as Deputy Slade
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Frank Ellis as Deputy Biff
See also
The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe:
* ''
Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941)
* ''
Billy the Kid's Round-Up
''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Carleton Young, Joan Barclay, Glenn Strange and Charles King. The film was released ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Billy the Kid Trapped'' (1942)
* ''
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942)
* ''
Law and Order
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'' (1942)
* ''
Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942)
* ''
The Mysterious Rider'' (1942)
* ''
The Kid Rides Again'' (1943)
* ''
Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943)
* ''
Western Cyclone
''Western Cyclone'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Frontier Fighters'' (cut American reissue title).
Plot
On a western la ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Cattle Stampede'' (1943)
* ''
The Renegade'' (1943)
* ''Blazing Frontier'' (1943)
* ''
Devil Riders
''Devil Riders'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It was the first film in Producers Releasing Corporation's Billy the Kid film series where Crabbe changed his name to "Billy Carson".
Plot
Billy and Fuzzy are in charg ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Frontier Outlaws
''Frontier Outlaws'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield shot at the Corriganville Movie Ranch.Schneider, Jerry L. ''The Corriganville Movie Ranch Filmography'' Lulu Press, Inc, 29 Jun 2014 It was the second film in Produc ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Valley of Vengeance
''Valley of Vengeance'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Evelyn Finley, Donald Mayo, David Polonsky and Glenn Strange. The film was released ...
'' (1944)
* ''
The Drifter
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Drifter(s) or The Drifter(s) may also refer to:
Films and television Films
* ''The Drifter'' (1917 film), an American film directed by Fred Kelsey
* ''Th ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Fuzzy Settles Down'' (1944)
* ''
Rustlers' Hideout
''Rustlers' Hideout'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. In 1940 Crabbe had followed and replaced Bob Steele in the role of Billy the Kid in a series of B-Westerns. After 19 films as Billy, the character was renamed Bill ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Wild Horse Phantom'' (1944)
* ''
Oath of Vengeance
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'' (1944)
* ''
His Brother's Ghost
''His Brother's Ghost'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield.
Plot
When a group of gunmen are running sharecroppers off their land, rancher Andy Jones sends for his friend Billy Carson to organise the sharecroppers to figh ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Thundering Gunslingers
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'' (1945)
* ''
Shadows of Death'' (1945)
* ''
Gangster's Den'' (1945)
* ''
Stagecoach Outlaws'' (1945)
* ''
Border Badmen'' (1945)
* ''
Fighting Bill Carson'' (1945)
* ''
Prairie Rustlers'' (1945)
* ''
Lightning Raiders
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Career
The Lig ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Terrors on Horseback'' (1946)
* ''
Gentlemen with Guns'' (1946)
* ''
Ghost of Hidden Valley'' (1946)
* ''
Prairie Badmen'' (1946)
* ''
Overland Riders'' (1946)
* ''
Outlaws of the Plains'' (1946)
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