Boys' Ranch (film)
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.jpg) Filming "Boy's Ranch. Amarillo, Texas. | |
| Directed by | Roy Rowland |
| Written by | William Ludwig |
| Produced by | Robert Sisk |
| Starring | Butch Jenkins James Craig Skippy Homeier Dorothy Patrick |
| Cinematography | Charles Salerno Jr. |
| Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
| Music by | Nathaniel Shilkret |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,155,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,502,000[1] |
Boys' Ranch is a 1946 American film about a fictional ex-professional baseball player, "Dan Walker", who starts a ranch in Texas for neglected and delinquent boys.[2] Two of the boys, "Hank" and "Skippy", repeatedly clash over the latter's misbehavior and thievery, leading to a fight that renders Hank unconscious. Eventually, Skippy rescues Hank from a flood and he mends his dishonest ways.[2]
Cast
- James Craig as Dan Walker
- Dorothy Patrick as Susan Walker
- Ray Collins as Davis Banton
- Skip Homeier as Skippy
- Darryl Hickman as Hank
- Jackie "Butch" Jenkins as Butch
- Sharon McManus as Mary Walker
- Minor Watson as Mr. Harper
- Arthur Space as Mr. O'Neill
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Druggist
- Moroni Olsen as Judge Henderson
Reception
According to MGM records the movie earned $1,124,000 in the US and Canada and $378,000 elsewhere, for total revenue of $1,502,000.[1] Boys Ranch aired on Turner Classic Movies in June, 2018.
References
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ a b Boys' Ranch (1946) synopsis, Turner Classic Movies (retrieved 2018-06-30).
External links
- Boys' Ranch at IMDb
- Boys' Ranch at TCMDB
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