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The Prairie

The Prairie

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 27, 1947

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

Romance, Adventure, Action, Western

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Prairie

Production Companies

Edward F. Finney Productions

Director

Frank Wisbar

Description

The Prairie is set at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. Hoping to find their destiny in the new territory, the Bush Family heads southward in a covered wagon. Sharing the family's numerous dangers and hardships are Ellen Wade (Lenore Aubert), sole survivor of an Indian attack, and army mapmaker Paul Hover (Alan Baxter). Cousins Abiram (Russ Vincent) and Asa (Jack Mitchum) duke it out over Ellen's affections