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  • Prairie Chickens (1943)
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    48 min | Comedy, Western
Prairie Chickens (1943)
Passed
48 min | Comedy, Western

Another in the Roach "streamliner" series of semi-westerns top-billing Jimmy Rogers (Jimmy) and Noah Beery, Jr. (Pidge) as out-of-work cowhands. This one is a showcase - in some instances too much so - for oft-times screen-drunk Jack ...See moreAnother in the Roach "streamliner" series of semi-westerns top-billing Jimmy Rogers (Jimmy) and Noah Beery, Jr. (Pidge) as out-of-work cowhands. This one is a showcase - in some instances too much so - for oft-times screen-drunk Jack Norton (Henry Lewis Clark III) who takes no drinks here but gets the same results from popping vitamin pills. Clark is coming West to take a look at his 35,000 acre ranch that only has 1500 head of cattle on it according to crooked ranch foreman Albertson, which is basically correct since Albertson and his henchmen have rustled the other 4,000 head. Albertson talks the town civic leaders, including hotel proprietor Jefferson Gilbert, into staging a three-day welcoming party for Clark to keep him away from the ranch while trucks are hauling off the cattle. Thanks to Clark's chauffeur Farnsworth, who gives the stranded Jimmy and Pidge a lift, Pidge is mistaken for Clark. Also enter a tour bus filled with the likes of Marjorie Woodworth, Rosemary LaPlance, Noel Neill, Nancy Brinckman and others who are guaranteed to dress up the scenery. The mistaken identity angle carries things for a while, and then all hands - Jimmy, Pidge, Clark, Farnsworth and the Bus girls - end up at Clark's "haunted" ranch house and are involved in a prolonged, mostly-unfunny, sequence where Albertson and crew are trying to scare them away. Written by Les Adams See less
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Arnold Belgard (story) | Earle Snell (story) | Donald Hough (screenplay)
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Updated Mar 25, 1943

Release date
May 21, 1943 (United States)

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Joe Sawyer
Albertson Albertson   See fewer
Jack Norton
Henry Lewis-Clark III Henry Lewis-Clark III   See fewer
Raymond Hatton
Jefferson Gilbert Jefferson Gilbert   See fewer
Abigail Adams
Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Baldra
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Baldwin
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Hank Bell
Sidewalker Sweeper / Band Drummer (uncredited) Sidewalker Sweeper / Band Drummer (uncredited)   See fewer
Chet Brandenburg
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Nancy Brinckman
Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Chapman
Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited)   See fewer
Marjorie Deanne
Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited)   See fewer
Marga Ann Deighton
Miss Billings (uncredited) Miss Billings (uncredited)   See fewer
William Desmond
Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited) Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dudley Dickerson
Farnsworth (uncredited) Farnsworth (uncredited)   See fewer
William Farnum
Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited) Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Faylen
Clem - Henchman (uncredited) Clem - Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Gargan
Bus Driver (uncredited) Bus Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Laura Gile
Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Haines
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jayne Hazard
Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited)   See fewer
Si Jenks
Si - Old-Timer on Hotel Porch (uncredited) Si - Old-Timer on Hotel Porch (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Committeeman (uncredited) Committeeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethan Laidlaw
Albertson Henchman (uncredited) Albertson Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Patsy Mace
Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Mazurki
Charlie - Henchman (uncredited) Charlie - Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Noel Neill
Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Palmer
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Phillips
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Glenn Strange
Glenn - Henchman (uncredited) Glenn - Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Teal
Sam - Henchman (uncredited) Sam - Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Willingham
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
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