Prairie Stranger

Prairie Stranger is a 1941 American western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Winston Miller. It is based on the 1936 novel The Medico Rides the Trail by James L. Rubel. The film stars Charles Starrett, Cliff Edwards, Patti McCarty, Forbes Murray, Frank LaRue and Archie R. Twitchell. The film was released on September 18, 1941, by Columbia Pictures.^[1][2][3] The film is the third in the "Medico" series, which includes The Medico of Painted Springs and Thunder Over the Prairie, released earlier that year.^[4]

Prairie Stranger
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lambert Hillyer
Screenplay by	Winston Miller
Based on	The Medico Rides the Trail by James L. Rubel
Produced by	William Berke
Starring	Charles Starrett Cliff Edwards Patti McCarty Forbes Murray Frank LaRue Archie R. Twitchell
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 18, 1941 (1941-09-18)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Charles Starrett as Steven Monroe
• Cliff Edwards as 'Bones' Mallory
• Patti McCarty as Sue Evans
• Forbes Murray as Jud Evans
• Frank LaRue as Jim Dawson
• Archie R. Twitchell as Barton
• Francis Walker as Craig
• Edmund Cobb as Dr. Westridge
• Jim Corey as Undertaker
• Russ Powell as Whittling Jones
• Lew Preston as Lew Preston
• Lopez Willingham as Ranch Hand