Frontiers of '49

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In 1848, the U.S. Army sends Major John Freeman (Bill Elliott) to investigate the Lower California Company, headed by Howard Brunton (Charles King), which is abusing its semi-governmental po... Read allIn 1848, the U.S. Army sends Major John Freeman (Bill Elliott) to investigate the Lower California Company, headed by Howard Brunton (Charles King), which is abusing its semi-governmental powers. Disguised as a settler, Freeman and his scout, Kit (Hal Taliaferro), dismount at the... Read allIn 1848, the U.S. Army sends Major John Freeman (Bill Elliott) to investigate the Lower California Company, headed by Howard Brunton (Charles King), which is abusing its semi-governmental powers. Disguised as a settler, Freeman and his scout, Kit (Hal Taliaferro), dismount at the Cervantes hacienda which Brunton has illegally seized and is auctioning off. Freeman outb... Read all

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Bill Elliott

Major John Freeman

Luana Alcañiz

Dolores de Cervantes
(as Luana de Alcaniz)

Charles King

Howard Brunton

Hal Taliaferro

Slim Whitaker

Deputy Sheriff Brad
(as Charles Whittaker)

Octavio Giraud

Don Miguel Cervantes

Carlos Villarías

Padre

Joe De La Cruz

Ramon Romero
(as Joe de la Cruz)

Jack Walters

Pete Martin - Auctioneer

Al Ferguson

Red - Henchman

Buzz Barton

Auctioneer's Assistant
(uncredited)

Al Bridge

Army Sergeant
(uncredited)

Ed Cassidy

Johnson
(uncredited)

Frank Ellis

Luke - Henchman
(uncredited)

Kit Guard

Bert - Brunton's Clerk
(uncredited)

Chick Hannan

Bud - Henchman
(uncredited)

Jack Ingram

Captain Beatty
(uncredited)

Bud Osborne

Judge Scott
(uncredited)

Director
- Joseph Levering
Writer
- Nate Gatzert
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One of over 100 Columbia features, mostly Westerns, sold to Hygo Television Films in the 1950s, which marketed them under the name of Gail Pictures; opening credits were redesigned, with some titles misspelled, the credit order of the players rearranged, some names misspelled, and new end titles attached, thus eliminating any evidence of their Columbia roots. Apparently, the original material was not retained in most of the cases, and the films have survived, even in the Sony library, only with these haphazardly created replacement opening and end credits.

Goofs
At one point the villain tells his men to loot the town, including the Wells Fargo office. The film is set in 1849, but Wells Fargo & Co. wasn't formed until 1851.