56 minutes
2/21/1948
Tornado Range is one of five Eddie Dean westerns originally produced by PRC in 1947 but released the following year by Eagle-Lion. Cast as a troubleshooter for the U.S. Land Office, Dean is assigned to settle a deadly range war. Sure enough, the warring homesteaders and cattlemen are being whipped into a frenzy by a third party, who hopes to "divide and conquer," claiming the land for himself. Surprisingly, all-purpose PRC villain George Cheseboro isn't the culprit in this one; instead, he's cast as the father of heroine Jennifer Holt. Roscoe Ates is once more on hand for some questionable comedy relief.
Eddie Dean
as Eddie Dean
Roscoe Ates
as Soapy Jones
Jennifer Holt
as Mary King
George Chesebro
as Lance King
Buster Slaven
as Jebby Sawyer (as Brad Slaven)
Marshall Reed
as Sam Wilson
Terry Frost
as Thayer
Lane Bradford
as Henchman Thorne
Russell Arms
as Killer Dorgan aka Ben Colton
Steve Clark
as Pop Sawyer
Andy Parker
as Musician (Leader of The Plainsmen)