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Prairie Chickens (1943)
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48 min | Comedy, Western

Prairie Chickens (1943)

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48 min | Comedy, Western

Another in the Roach "streamliner" series of semi-westerns top-billing Jimmy Rogers (Jimmy) and Noah Beery, Jr. (Pidge) as out-of-work cowhands. This one is a showcase - in some instances too much so - for oft-times screen-drunk Jack ...See moreAnother in the Roach "streamliner" series of semi-westerns top-billing Jimmy Rogers (Jimmy) and Noah Beery, Jr. (Pidge) as out-of-work cowhands. This one is a showcase - in some instances too much so - for oft-times screen-drunk Jack Norton (Henry Lewis Clark III) who takes no drinks here but gets the same results from popping vitamin pills. Clark is coming West to take a look at his 35,000 acre ranch that only has 1500 head of cattle on it according to crooked ranch foreman Albertson, which is basically correct since Albertson and his henchmen have rustled the other 4,000 head. Albertson talks the town civic leaders, including hotel proprietor Jefferson Gilbert, into staging a three-day welcoming party for Clark to keep him away from the ranch while trucks are hauling off the cattle. Thanks to Clark's chauffeur Farnsworth, who gives the stranded Jimmy and Pidge a lift, Pidge is mistaken for Clark. Also enter a tour bus filled with the likes of Marjorie Woodworth, Rosemary LaPlance, Noel Neill, Nancy Brinckman and others who are guaranteed to dress up the scenery. The mistaken identity angle carries things for a while, and then all hands - Jimmy, Pidge, Clark, Farnsworth and the Bus girls - end up at Clark's "haunted" ranch house and are involved in a prolonged, mostly-unfunny, sequence where Albertson and crew are trying to scare them away. Written by Les Adams See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Jimmy Rogers Jimmy Jimmy See fewer	False Colors (1943)
Noah Beery Jr. Pidge Pidge See fewer	The Rockford Files (1974)
Joe Sawyer Albertson Albertson See fewer	The Petrified Forest (1936)
Marjorie Woodworth Lucy Lucy See fewer	Flying with Music (1942)
Jack Norton Henry Lewis-Clark III Henry Lewis-Clark III See fewer	Fashion Model (1945)
Raymond Hatton Jefferson Gilbert Jefferson Gilbert See fewer	Behind the Front (1926)
Rosemary La Planche Yola Yola See fewer	Strangler of the Swamp (1945)
Abigail Adams Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) See fewer	Copacabana (1947)
Chuck Baldra Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Stormy (1935)
Walter Baldwin Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) See fewer	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Hank Bell Sidewalker Sweeper / Band Drummer (uncredited) Sidewalker Sweeper / Band Drummer (uncredited) See fewer	The White Horseman (1921)
Chet Brandenburg Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Under Two Jags (1923)
Nancy Brinckman Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) See fewer	Detour to Danger (1946)
Helen Chapman Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) See fewer	Man Against Crime (1949)
Marjorie Deanne Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) See fewer	Matri-Phony (1942)
Marga Ann Deighton Miss Billings (uncredited) Miss Billings (uncredited) See fewer	Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
William Desmond Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited) Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923)
Dudley Dickerson Farnsworth (uncredited) Farnsworth (uncredited) See fewer	Hold That Lion! (1947)
William Farnum Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited) Cache Lake Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Man Hunter (1919)
Frank Faylen Clem - Henchman (uncredited) Clem - Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edward Gargan Bus Driver (uncredited) Bus Driver (uncredited) See fewer	The Falcon's Brother (1942)
Laura Gile Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) See fewer	American Gigolo (1980)
Robert Haines Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Michael O'Halloran (1948)
Jayne Hazard Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) See fewer	Black Market Babies (1945)
Si Jenks Si - Old-Timer on Hotel Porch (uncredited) Si - Old-Timer on Hotel Porch (uncredited) See fewer	Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Milton Kibbee Committeeman (uncredited) Committeeman (uncredited) See fewer	The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
Ethan Laidlaw Albertson Henchman (uncredited) Albertson Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Is That Nice? (1926)
Patsy Mace Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) See fewer	The Powers Girl (1943)
Mike Mazurki Charlie - Henchman (uncredited) Charlie - Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Some Like It Hot (1959)
Noel Neill Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) Girl on Bus Tour (uncredited) See fewer	Superman Returns (2006)
Paul Palmer Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Joe Phillips Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Glenn Strange Glenn - Henchman (uncredited) Glenn - Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Ray Teal Sam - Henchman (uncredited) Sam - Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Ace in the Hole (1951)
Harry Willingham Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited) See fewer