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The Prairie (1947)
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65 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Prairie (1947)

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65 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Religious fanatic Ishmael Bush is determined to find a land where the rules could be of his own making. So he sets out from Kentucky with his wife and five sons to go into the un-surveyed territory of the recent Louisiana Purchase. Asa ...See moreReligious fanatic Ishmael Bush is determined to find a land where the rules could be of his own making. So he sets out from Kentucky with his wife and five sons to go into the un-surveyed territory of the recent Louisiana Purchase. Asa Bush, the eldest son, and his uncle, Abiram White, save Ellen Wade from the Indians, and Ishmael allows her to travel with his flock. They face incredible hardships, as the burning sun and seas of scorched grass torture them with thirst and hunger. A stranger, Paul Hover, a government mapmaker, appears and guides them to water. Further along, all of the sons and Abiram have fallen in love with Ellen, who has fallen in love with Paul. Asa and his uncle quarrel over the girl. Then Asa has a fight with Paul that is broken up by Ishmael, and Paul tells Asa that next time he will finish the fight. Ishmael takes this as a threat upon Asa's life, and later, when Asa is found dead, Ishmael plans to hang Paul. But Paul, Ellen and Eagle Feather, a friendly plains Indian, are captured by the Sioux. Ishmael, Abiram, and the remaining sons rescue them and Eagle Feather provides information that clears Paul of Asa's murder; Ishmael is now faced with hanging a relative, but which one? Written by Les Adams See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Lenore Aubert Ellen Wade Ellen Wade See fewer	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Alan Baxter Paul Hover Paul Hover See fewer	Saboteur (1942)
Russ Vincent Abiram White Abiram White See fewer	Apache Rose (1947)
John Mitchum Asa Bush (as Jack Mitchum) Asa Bush (as Jack Mitchum) See fewer	The Enforcer (1976)
Charles Evans Ishmael Bush Ishmael Bush See fewer	Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Edna Holland Esther Bush Esther Bush See fewer	Criss Cross (1949)
Chief Thundercloud Eagle Feather Eagle Feather See fewer	Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)
Fred Coby Abner Bush Abner Bush See fewer	Jungle Goddess (1948)
William Murphy Jess Bush (as Bill Murphy) Jess Bush (as Bill Murphy) See fewer	It Happens Every Spring (1949)
David Gerber Gabe Bush Gabe Bush See fewer	The Prairie (1947)
Don Lynch Enoch Bush Enoch Bush See fewer	Perry Mason (1957)
George Morrell Luke Luke See fewer	Custer's Last Stand (I) (1936)
Chief Yowlachie Matoreeh Matoreeh See fewer	Red River (1948)
Jay Silverheels Running Deer Running Deer See fewer	The Lone Ranger (1949)
Beth Taylor Anne Morris Anne Morris See fewer	The Ranch Girl's Trial (1912)
Frank Hemingway Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Prairie (1947)