Thundering Frontier (1940)

After a handful of nonformula westerns Charles Starrett returned to the mixture as before in Thundering Frontier Starrett plays Jim Fillmore kind to old ladies small animals and heroine Norma Belknap Iris Meredith In contrast the villains are kind to no one least of all struggling building contractor Square Deal Scottie Alex Callam whose projects are continually targeted for demolition and his payroll is forever being stolen at gunpoint A good 25 percent of the films running time is given over to Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers whose CampW croonings are pleasant but a bit much One of the films few surprises is that Starretts perennial screen sparring partner Dick Curtis isnt one of the bad guys