Flaming Frontiers (1938)

Directors:

Alan James
Ray Taylor

Writers:

Wyndham Gittens (original story) and
George H. Plympton (original story) ...

Release Date:

5 July 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Whip-sawing through shrieking red devils on the pony express!

Plot:

Tom Grant has found a rich gold vein and Bart Eaton is after it. Tom's sister Mary heads for the gold fields and Eaton and his men follow...

Plot Keywords:

Scout | Gagged And Bound | Stampede | Wagon Train | Cabin

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Johnny Mack Brown	...	Tex Houston (as John Mack Brown)
Eleanor Hansen	...	Mary Grant
John Archer	...	Tom Grant (as Ralph Bowman)
William Royle	...	Jim Crosby
Charles Middleton	...	Ace Daggett (Chs. 5-15)
James Blaine	...	Bart Eaton
Charles Stevens	...	Breed
Jack Rutherford	...	Buffalo Bill Cody / Henchman Rand
Eddy Waller	...	Andy Grant (Chs. 1-4)
Ed Cassidy	...	Joe - Henchman (as Edward Cassidy)
Karl Hackett	...	Jake (Chs. 6-11, 14-15) (as Carl Hackett)
Jim Farley	...	Hawkins (Chs. 1-6) (as James Farley)
Horace Murphy	...	Sheriff (Chs. 7-11, 15)
Pat J. O'Brien	...	Henchman (as Pat O'Brien)
Chief Thundercloud	...	Himself (as Thunder Cloud)

Runtime:

298 min (15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Chapter Titles: - 1. The River Runs Red - 2. Death Rides The Wind - 3. Treachery At Eagle Pass - 4. A Night Of Terror - 5. Blood And Gold - 6. Trapped By Fire - 7. A Human Target - 8. The Savage Horde - 9. Toll Of The Torrent - 10. In The Claws Of The Cougar - 11. The Half-Breed's Revenge - 12. The Indians Are Coming - 13. The Fatal Plunge - 14. Dynamite - 15. A Deul To Death

Quotes:

[last lines]
Mary Grant: Tom told me the good news last night. I don't know how I can ever thank you for all you've done for us.
Tex Houston: There's one thing you can do for me, Mary. Of course, it may take up a lot of your time, but I kinda need somebody to-to look after me - to keep me out of trouble.
Mary Grant: Kind of a big contract, but I'll try.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Critters (1986)

Full of western action and adventure with and fighting with Indians

If you love westerns (serials) that is full of action, this one is for you.I found the acting and story was very good and very well put together. For that time period of the 30's I found it to be very well done.There is some very well done drama in between all the fist fights,fast horse riding and shootings.I rented it on DVD.Some of it seemed a little dark in spots and unclear,which where the night scenes, but all in all it came through very well. They certainly don't make movies like this anymore.Its great we live in a time where we have so many choices to watch.I love to rent or buy movies that the TV stations fail or refuse to offer.To be honest right now, I would love to scream at the TV stations to stop showing the same movies over and over again"sigh"boring, when there have been so many movies made from the first one ever produced.Even some stations that show classic movies don't even offer these wonderful serials that could be shown week to week.It would be like watching a brand new movie.I also like the way this serial shows the players battling the wicked weather too give the story even more action and adventure.I really wish that more of these serials will be available soon on DVD so us that love these old serials can either get to buy them or rent them.Don't hesitate to enjoy this one.I loved it.