Tornado Range

Tornado Range is one of five Eddie Dean westerns originally produced by PRC in 1947 but released the following year by Eagle-Lion. Cast as a troubleshooter for the U.S. Land Office, Dean is assigned to settle a deadly range war. Sure enough, the warring homesteaders and cattlemen are being whipped into a frenzy by a third party, who hopes to "divide and conquer," claiming the land for himself. Surprisingly, all-purpose PRC villain George Cheseboro isn't the culprit in this one; instead, he's cast as the father of heroine Jennifer Holt. Roscoe Ates is once more on hand for some questionable comedy relief.

• Ray TaylorDirector
• William LivelyScreenplay

• Eddie DeanEddie Dean
• Roscoe AtesSoapy Jones
• Jennifer HoltMary King
• George ChesebroLance King
• Buster SlavenJebby Sawyer (as Brad Slaven)
• Marshall ReedSam Wilson
• Terry FrostThayer
• Lane BradfordHenchman Thorne
• Russell ArmsKiller Dorgan aka Ben Colton
• Steve ClarkPop Sawyer
• Andy ParkerMusician (Leader of The Plainsmen)