Classic Vault Movie

Buckskin Frontier

1943 • Western • 76 min

Title: Buckskin Frontier Summary: A railroad man and the owner of a freight line battle for control of a crucial mountain pass. Directed by: Lesley Selander Actors: Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker Production Company: Harry Sherman Productions Release Date: 14 May 1943 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 Jeptha Marr has built the town of Pawnee, Kansas, and established a successful freight company. He sees his fortunes at risk due to the encroachment of a new railroad, spearheaded by Stephen Bent. Marr sends his right-hand man Gideon Skene to disrupt Bent's activities. Bent takes an unusual tack in dealing with Marr's opposition: he woos Marr's daughter Vinnie. But the unscrupulous forces of a third opposing figure, the ruthless Champ Clanton, create an uneasy alliance between Bent and Marr.