New Frontier (1939)

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57min
Drama, Western
10 Aug 1939 (USA)
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The Three Mesquiteers convince a group of settlers to exchange their present property for some which, unbeknownst to our good guys, is going to be worthless. They are captured before they can warn the ranchers.

Director:

George Sherman

Writers:

Betty Burbridge, Luci Ward, William Colt MacDonald

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	John Wayne	...	Stony Brooke
	Ray Corrigan	...	Tucson Smith
	Raymond Hatton	...	Rusty Joslin
	Jennifer Jones	...	Celia Braddock (as Phylis Isley)
	Eddy Waller	...	Maj. Steven Braddock
	Sammy McKim	...	Stevie Braddock
	LeRoy Mason	...	M.C. Gilbert
	Harrison Greene	...	William Proctor
	Reginald Barlow	...	Judge Bill Lawson
	Burr Caruth	...	Dr. William Hall
	Dave O'Brien	...	Jason Braddock
	Hal Price	...	Sheriff
	Jack Ingram	...	Harmon
	Bud Osborne	...	Dickson
	Slim Whitaker	...	Jed Turner (as Charles Whitaker)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Chuck Baldra	...	Jailed Rancher (uncredited)
	Bob Burns	...	Jailed Rancher (uncredited)
	Fred Burns	...	Fiddler (uncredited)
	George Chesebro	...	Deputy (uncredited)
	Jim Corey	...	Roadblock Defender (uncredited)
	Victor Cox	...	Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
	Russell Custer	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Curley Dresden	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
	John Elliott	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Frank Ellis	...	Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
	Oscar Gahan	...	Accordion Player (uncredited)
	Helen Gibson	...	Mrs. Turner (uncredited)
	Jody Gilbert	...	Rusty's Dance Partner (uncredited)
	Herman Hack	...	Jim (uncredited)
	Walt La Rue	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Betty Mack	...	Lucy Braddock (uncredited)
	Cactus Mack	...	Fake Indian (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Mr. Dodge (uncredited)
	Frankie Marvin	...	Musician (uncredited)
	Bud McClure	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Charles Murphy	...	Zeke (uncredited)
	Bill Nestell	...	Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
	George Plues	...	Henchman (uncredited)
	Bob Reeves	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Bill Wolfe	...	Townsman (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Sherman

Written by

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Betty Burbridge	...	(original screenplay) and
Luci Ward	...	(original screenplay)

William Colt MacDonald	...	(based on characters created by)

Produced by

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William Berke

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associate producer

Music by

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William Lava

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(as Wm. Lava)

Cinematography by

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Reggie Lanning

Editing by

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Tony Martinelli

Editorial Department

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Murray Seldeen

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supervising film editor

Makeup Department

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Peggy Gray	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Bob Mark	...	makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Al Wilson	...	production manager
Arthur Siteman	...	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William A. O'Connor

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assistant director (as William O'Connor)

Stunts

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Yakima Canutt	...	stunts (uncredited)
Helen Gibson	...	stunts (uncredited)
George Montgomery	...	stunt double John Wayne (uncredited)

Music Department

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William Lava	...	musical director
Cy Feuer	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Floyd Morgan	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
David Tamkin	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Victor Young	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Republic Pictures (I)

Distributors

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Republic Pictures (I) (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (as Republic Pictures Corporation)
Empire Universal Films (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
British Lion Film Corporation (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Luis Lezama (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Republic Films of C. A. (1940) (Panama) (theatrical)
Jacabo Huberman (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Republic Pictures (I) (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
British Lion Film Corporation (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
Hollywood Television Service (1953) (United States) (tv) (re-titled)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS) (edited version)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS) (Included with "Frontier Horizon" in 'John Wayne Matinee Double Feature No. 1")
Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Alpha Video Distributors (2008) (United States) (DVD)
Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
Olive Films (2012) (United States) (DVD)
KSM (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (John Wayne Edition)

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Plot Summary	The state government plans to build a flood-control dam and condemns the property of the local farmers and ranchers, including The Three Mesquiteers. The state intends to compensate the land-owners fairly, but a crooked real-estate promoter complicates things. The ranchers, led by Stony Brooke ('John Wayne' (q)), Tucson Smith ('Ray Corrigan') and Rusty Joslin (Raymond Hatton) fight back against both the law and the crooks. Written by Les Adams Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	prologue roll-call-opening-credits horse-drawn-covered-wagon wagon-train horseback-riding See All (42) »
Taglines	Six-Gun Adventures... for three pals of the plains! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Lyric Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Nov. 3, 1939) See more »
Genres	Drama Western
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Norway:7 (recommended rating) United Kingdom:U United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Also Known As	Frontier Horizon (United States) Raiders of the Wasteland (United States) Wasser für Arizona (Germany) 新边疆 (China, Mandarin title) Valea noii sperante (Romania) See more »
Runtime	57 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)
Filming Locations	Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Film debut of Jennifer Jones. See more »
Goofs	Despite the fact that the story is supposed to be taking place around 1914, the women wear mostly 1939 fashions and hairstyles throughout, except at the New Hope Valley 50th Anniversary Dance, where they are all in period costume. Meantime everyone uses buckboards and horse drawn buggies for transportation, and there is not an automobile in sight, even though they were in common use by this time. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in They Went That-a-way (1963). See more »

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