
Prairie Schooners
1940-09-29 · 58 min · ★ 8.0
Wild Bill Hickok (Bill Elliott) leads a wagon train of settlers from Kansas to Colorado. Along the way, they cross a group of Indians who don't want any more settlers on their land.
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- Directors
- Sam Nelson
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Bill Elliott'Wild' Bill Hickok
Dub TaylorCannonball
Kenneth HarlanDalton Stull
Ray TealWolf Tanner
Bob BurnsJim Gibbs
Richard FiskeAdams
Edmund CobbBlacksmith Rusty
Jim ThorpeChief SancheTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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