Spoilers of the Plains (1951)
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Roy Rogers enters the atomic age with this sci-fi western directed by serial ace William Witney. Our hero runs a pipeline near a site where Dr. Manning (William Forrest) and his daughter Frankie (Penny Edwards) are experimenting with long-range weather forecasting by using rockets. Enter nasty Gregory Camwell (Ralph Withers) and his crew of thugs, who have in mind quite different uses for the missiles. Aided by Frankie, sidekick Splinters (Gordon Jones), Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage singing group and Bullet, the dog, Roy is soon knee-deep in a whole new kind of trouble that culminates with a blazing fight to the death on an oil derrick. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Witney
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Spoilers of the Plains
Roy Rogers enters the atomic age with this sci-fi western directed by serial ace William Witney. Our hero runs a pipeline near a site where Dr. Manning (William Forrest) and his daughter Frankie (Penny Edwards) are experimenting with long-range weather forecasting by using rockets. Enter nasty Gregory Camwell (Ralph Withers) and his crew of thugs, who have in mind quite different uses for the missiles. Aided by Frankie, sidekick Splinters (Gordon Jones), Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage singing group and Bullet, the dog, Roy is soon knee-deep in a whole new kind of trouble that culminates with a blazing fight to the death on an oil derrick. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 63 mins
Complete Cast of Spoilers of the Plains
- Roy Rogers - Himself
- Gordon Jones - Splinters
- William Forrest - Dr. J.D. Manning
- Fred Kohler, Jr. - Brooks
- The Riders of the Purple Sage - Themselves
- Trigger the Horse
- Richard Keith
- Penny Edwards - Frankie Manning
- Grant Withers - Gregory Camwell
- Don Haggerty - Ben Rix
- George Meeker - Scientist
- House Peters, Jr. - Scheller
- Foy Willing
- Director(s):
- William Witney
- Writer(s):
- Sloan Nibley
- Producer(s):
- Edward J. White
- Categories:
- Westerns
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