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Thunder Over the Prairie (1941)
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60 min | Drama, Western

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Thunder Over the Prairie (1941)

Approved

60 min | Drama, Western

This is the second of a three-film series starring Charles Starrett as "The Medico" (based on the Frontier Doctor character, Steven Monroe, created by James L. Rubel in books.) This entry was preceded by "The Medico of Painted Springs" and...See moreThis is the second of a three-film series starring Charles Starrett as "The Medico" (based on the Frontier Doctor character, Steven Monroe, created by James L. Rubel in books.) This entry was preceded by "The Medico of Painted Springs" and followed by "Prairie Stranger," before Columbia halted the series, and made the five remaining films of Charles Starrett's 1941-42 production season as straight-action/musical westerns with Starrett playing different characters in each. The Sons of the Pioneers, the musical mainstays in all of Starrett's B-westerns from 1937 through the 1940-41 production seasons, had left Columbia and signed with Republic, so the musical groups in all of the remaining Starrett/Columbia westerns were part of a revolving door that changed with each film. The band in this one was Carl (Cal) Shrum and his Rhythm Rangers, and nobody, including Shrum and his band members,played 'Himself" or 'Themselves" in these fictional films set in a time period before any of these performers were born. This entry has the nomadic, usually-pacifist, non-gun-toting---until really provoked when all else failed (the primary reason the series never caught on and was discontinued)--- Dr. Steven (Steve) Monroe arriving in Rock City to learn that his friend, Roy Mandan, has had his property ruined by dust storms and is forced to work on an irrigation project for crooked construction-engineer Ace Hartley. A heavy rain storm endangers the dam, which has been constructed of inferior materials, and Hartley and his henchmen blow it up and blame Roy. When Roy stands trial, his brother, Clay Mandan, stampedes a herd of wild horses into town and into the courthouse. Roy is shot during the melee and dies in Steve's arms. Monroe then straps on his shooting-irons, from his gunfighter days before becoming a doctor, and sets out to expose Hartley and his gang. Written by Les Adams See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Starrett Dr. Steven Monroe / The Medico Dr. Steven Monroe / The Medico See fewer	The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Cliff Edwards 'Bones' Malloy 'Bones' Malloy See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Eileen O'Hearn Nora Mandan Nora Mandan See fewer	The Richest Man in Town (1941)
Stanley Brown Roy Mandan Roy Mandan See fewer	Atlantic City (1944)
Danny Mummert Timmy Wheeler Timmy Wheeler See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
David Sharpe Clay Mandan Clay Mandan See fewer	Social Error (1935)
Ray Bennett 'Ace' Hartley 'Ace' Hartley See fewer	Apache Drums (1951)
Joe McGuinn Henchman Hartley Henchman Hartley See fewer	Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940)
Donald Curtis Henchman Taylor Henchman Taylor See fewer	Spellbound (1945)
Ted Adams Dave Wheeler Dave Wheeler See fewer	The Lion Man (1936)
Jack Rockwell Clayton Clayton See fewer	The Lawless Frontier (1934)
Budd Buster Judge Merriwether Judge Merriwether See fewer	Battle of Greed (1937)
Horace B. Carpenter Bailiff Bailiff See fewer	Maniac (1934)
Cal Shrum Band Leader (as Carl Shrum) Band Leader (as Carl Shrum) See fewer	Rollin' Home to Texas (1940)
Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers Western Band (as Carl Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers) Western Band (as Carl Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers) See fewer	Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)
Dick Botiller Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Patrol (1937)
Rusty Cline Band Member (uncredited) Band Member (uncredited) See fewer	The Texas Marshal (1941)
Ace Dehne Band Member (uncredited) Band Member (uncredited) See fewer	The Texas Marshal (1941)
Robert Hoag Band Member (uncredited) Band Member (uncredited) See fewer	Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)
Billy Hughes Band Member (uncredited) Band Member (uncredited) See fewer	Convoy (1978)
Buddy Roosevelt Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Rough Ridin' (1924)
Don Weston Band Member (uncredited) Band Member (uncredited) See fewer	The Pinto Bandit (1944)