''Prairie Pals'' is a 1942 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Sam Newfield Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld (December 6, 1899 – November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American Film director, director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with directin ...

Plot

Cast

*Art Davis as Deputy Marshal Art Davis * Bill 'Cowboy Rambler' Boyd as Deputy Marshal Bill Boyd * Lee Powell as Marshal Lee Powell *

Esther Estrella Esther (; ), originally Hadassah (; ), is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and mar ...

as Betty Wainwright * Charles King as Henchman Mitchell *

John Merton John Merton (born Myrtland F. LaVarre; February 18, 1901 – September 19, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1927 and 1959, mostly as a villain. He was the brother of filmmakers André de la Varre an ...

as Henchman Ed Blair * Jack Holmes as Mr. Wainwright *

Kermit Maynard Kermit Maynard (September 20, 1897 – January 16, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman. He appeared in 280 films between 1927 and 1962. Early years Born in Vevay, Indiana, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Maynard and a lookalike ...

as Henchman Crandall *

I. Stanford Jolley Isaac Stanford Jolley (October 24, 1900 – December 7, 1978) was an American film and television actor. He starred in the 1946 film serial '' The Crimson Ghost'', in which he played the role of Doctor Blackton and also voiced the title ch ...

as Ace Shannon

Soundtrack

*Bill "Cowboy Rambler" Boyd and Art Davis - "I Wish I Knew The Way You Feel" (Written by

Johnny Lange John George Lange (August 15, 1905 – January 6, 2006) was an American songwriter, working mostly in the motion picture industry. His chief musical collaborators were Archie Gottler and Jack Meskill. Biography Lange was born in Philadelphia ...

and

Lew Porter Lew Porter (February 4, 1892, New York City – January 29, 1956, Los Angeles) was an American composer and songwriter, contributing to the soundtracks of 72 films.1942 films American black-and-white films 1942 Western (genre) films Films directed by Sam Newfield Producers Releasing Corporation films American Western (genre) films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1940s-US-Western-film-stub