FRONTIER SCOUT (1938) George Houston, Al St. John & Beth Marion | Drama, Western | B&W

Frontier Scout is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield starring George Houston as Wild Bill Hickok.

SYNOPSIS
After fighting in the Civil War, Wild Bill Hickok and Whiney head west to investigate missing cattle herds. There they meet their war buddy Norris who is now in the cattle business. When he is unable to explain the missing herds, Bill goes into action.

After their daring activities in the War Between the States, former Army scouts and spies Wild Bill Hickok, Whiney Roberts and Steve Norris head West. Norris is losing cattle as are all the other ranchers in the area due to a large group of cattle rustlers who also kill every lawman they can find. Undercover U.S. Marshal Hickok and his sidekick Whiney are sent out to clear up the situation.

CAST & CREW
George Houston as Wild Bill Hickok
Al St. John as Whiney Roberts
Beth Marion as Mary Ann Norris
Stephen Chase as Mort Bennett
Dave O'Brien as Steve Norris
Jack C. Smith as General Ulysses S. Grant
Budd Buster as Jones/the Bookkeeper
Walter Byron as Lieutenant Adams
Dorothy Fay as Julie
Jack Ingram as One-Shot Folsom
Minerva Urecal as Helen
Kenne Duncan as Crandall
Slim Whitaker as Davis
Kit Guard as King
Carl Mathews as Elliott
Joseph W. Girard as Dr. Lawrence
Frank LaRue as Mr. Norris
Mantan Moreland as the Butler
Bill Nestell as a Henchman
Jim Thorpe as another Henchman

Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by Frances Guihan
Produced by Franklyn Warner, Maurice Conn
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by Richard G. Wray
Production company Fine Arts Pictures
Distributed by Grand National Pictures
Release date 16 September 1938
Running time 61 minutes
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
It was filmed in Kernville, California.