Arizona Frontier

Plot

After several dismal Westerns, Tex Ritter found a winner in Arizona Frontier, which was filmed in glorious locations near Prescott, Arizona. Ritter played Tex Whitedeer, a white boy reared by the Indian Grey Cloud (real-life native American sports legend Jim Thorpe). Tex's ancestry becomes an issue when as an agent for the government he is charged with deciding where the East and West branches of the railroad shall meet. Joe Lane's (Hal Price) freight company is being raided by what appears to be Indians, but Tex suspects the criminals to be white men in disguise. He is soon falsely accused by a rival army lieutenant (John Merton) of leading the marauders himself. Further investigation, however, discloses that the raiders are indeed a gang of white villains headed by Graham (Tristram Coffin), who is ultimately caught by Ritter and Grey Cloud's Indian braves. Despite his fame as an athlete, Jim Thorpe was sadly misused by Hollywood who usually saw him only in stereotypical terms. Thorpe's personal friendship with Ritter landed him the role of Grey Cloud in Arizona Frontier and he gave what was perhaps his best performance. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

Cast

Gene Alsace - Bisbee; Tristram Coffin - Lt. James; Rychard Cramer - Graham; Evelyn Finley - Honey Lane; Frank LaRue - Farley; James Pierce - Kansas; Hal Price - Joe Lane; Tex Ritter - Tex Whitedeer; Sherry Tansey - Outlaw; Jim Thorpe - Gray Cloud; Slim Andrews - Slim; James Sheridan - Henchman; Chick Hannon - Henchman; White Flash the Horse

Credit

Albert Herman - Director, Fred Bain - Editor, Robert Golden - Editor, Frank Sanucci - Composer (Music Score), Frank Sanucci - Musical Direction/Supervision, Slim Andrews - Songwriter, Frank Sanucci - Songwriter, Marcel Le Picard - Cinematographer, Edward F. Finney - Producer, Robert Emmett Tansey - Screenwriter

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