New Frontier (Frontier Horizon) (1939)

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The Three Mesqueteers attempt to prevent wholesale slaughter in this fine Republic Western starring John Wayne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and Raymond Hatton. Planning to build a reservoir on the site, the state government has condemned the town of New Hope and surrounding ranches. Construction chief… More The Three Mesqueteers attempt to prevent wholesale slaughter in this fine Republic Western starring John Wayne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and Raymond Hatton. Planning to build a reservoir on the site, the state government has condemned the town of New Hope and surrounding ranches. Construction chief M.C. Gilbert (LeRoy Mason) arrives with a clear mandate to buy off both the townsfolk and the ranchers but receives unwanted resistance from old Major Braddock (Eddy Waller) and his grandchildren (Jennifer Jones, Dave O'Brien, and Sammy McKim), who are ready to take up arms against the intrusion. When Gilbert and his cohort, Proctor (Harrison Greene), resort to ungentlemanly methods, including bringing in a crooked real-estate developer (Wilbur Mack), the Mesqueteers ride into action. Jennifer Jones, in her screen debut, is billed under her real name of Phyllis Isley. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 55 min.
Directed By: George Sherman
Genres: Western, Drama, Classics

In Theaters: Aug 10, 1939 Wide
On DVD: Apr 18, 1991

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A predictable but nevertheless fine action-packed oater.

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Cast

            John Wayne as Stony Brooke

            Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin

            Phyllis Isley as Celia

            Eddy Waller as Maj. Braddock

            Sammy McKim as Stevie

            LeRoy Mason as M. C. Gilbert

            Harrison Greene as Bill Proctor

            Dave O'Brien as Jason

            Hal Price as Sheriff

            Jack Ingram as Harmon

            Bud Osborne as Dickson

            Charles "Slim" Whitaker as Turner

            Reginald Barlow as Judge Lawson

            Burr Caruth as Doc Hall

            George Cheseboro
            
            Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Tucson Smith

            Curley Dresden
            
            Frank Ellis
            
            Sam Flint
            
            Jo Gilbert as Woman at Dance

            Herman Hack as Jim

            Wilbur Mack as Dodge

            Bill Wolfe
            
            Charles Murphy as Zeke

            Robert Burns as Fiddler

            Oscar Gahan as Musician

            Cactus Mack
            
            George Plues as Henchman

            Bob Reeves
            
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