The title, "Prairie Law" actually has some relevance to the plot of this George O'Brien film.
Self appointed Judge Ben Curry (Paul Everton) is selling off worthless land to naïve settlers unaware that it is unfit for farming. At the same time, he has established a town where he can set the laws to his own end.
Rancher Brill Austin (O'Brien) has been allowing the settlers free access to the water on his ranch. He meets the fair young Priscilla Brambull (Virginia Vale) at the spring. He escorts her home where he meets her father Franklin Brambull (Henry Hall) whom Curry has "appointed" prosecuting attorney. and her brash young brother Larry (Dick Hogan) who immediately takes a dislike of Brill.
Curry and his men are meanwhile rustling Brill's cattle, slaughtering them and having the meat brought to Pete Gore's butcher shop for sale to the settlers. Curry sets up a phony election whereby he gets control of the County Seat. When Sheriff Jim Austin (J. Farrell MacDonald) questions Gore, Gore murders him. Gore is held for the murder by town constable Jackson (Bud Osborne) for trial. The trial is a farce and Gore goes free.
Brill decides to send Franklin Brambull to the governor to have the change in the County Seat overturned. He succeeds and Brambull is appointed as judge. Gore is quickly arrested and put on trial and is found guilty but escapes. After Brill and his pal Silent (Slim Whitaker) dump Curry in the town's fake well, Gore and the boys organize and ride against Brill and the other ranchers and..............................................................................
Another fast moving entry in the O'Brien series. there's plenty of action including a street brawl and climactic shoot out as well as time for O'Brien to romance the heroine.
There's a number of "unbilled" familiar faces in the cast. In addition to Osborne, we have Lloyd Ingraham as the jury foreman, Hank (mustachio) Bell and Cactus Mack as jurors, Ed Brady as the bailiff, Billy Benedict as an under aged voter and Hank Worden as a homesteader.
Self appointed Judge Ben Curry (Paul Everton) is selling off worthless land to naïve settlers unaware that it is unfit for farming. At the same time, he has established a town where he can set the laws to his own end.
Rancher Brill Austin (O'Brien) has been allowing the settlers free access to the water on his ranch. He meets the fair young Priscilla Brambull (Virginia Vale) at the spring. He escorts her home where he meets her father Franklin Brambull (Henry Hall) whom Curry has "appointed" prosecuting attorney. and her brash young brother Larry (Dick Hogan) who immediately takes a dislike of Brill.
Curry and his men are meanwhile rustling Brill's cattle, slaughtering them and having the meat brought to Pete Gore's butcher shop for sale to the settlers. Curry sets up a phony election whereby he gets control of the County Seat. When Sheriff Jim Austin (J. Farrell MacDonald) questions Gore, Gore murders him. Gore is held for the murder by town constable Jackson (Bud Osborne) for trial. The trial is a farce and Gore goes free.
Brill decides to send Franklin Brambull to the governor to have the change in the County Seat overturned. He succeeds and Brambull is appointed as judge. Gore is quickly arrested and put on trial and is found guilty but escapes. After Brill and his pal Silent (Slim Whitaker) dump Curry in the town's fake well, Gore and the boys organize and ride against Brill and the other ranchers and..............................................................................
Another fast moving entry in the O'Brien series. there's plenty of action including a street brawl and climactic shoot out as well as time for O'Brien to romance the heroine.
There's a number of "unbilled" familiar faces in the cast. In addition to Osborne, we have Lloyd Ingraham as the jury foreman, Hank (mustachio) Bell and Cactus Mack as jurors, Ed Brady as the bailiff, Billy Benedict as an under aged voter and Hank Worden as a homesteader.