The Texas Rangers (1951 film)
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| Directed by | Phil Karlson |
| Screenplay by | Richard Schayer |
| Story by | Frank Gruber |
| Produced by | Bernard Small |
| Starring | George Montgomery Gale Storm |
| Cinematography | Ellis W. Carter |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Color process | Supercinecolor |
Production company | Edward Small Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Texas Rangers is a 1951 American Western film shot in SuperCinecolor directed by Phil Karlson and starring George Montgomery and Gale Storm.[1]
Plot
[edit]Outlaw Sam Bass terrorizes Texas. Johnny Carver and Buff Smith are released from jail by the head of the Texas Rangers to help capture him. The jailbirds appear to be planning a double cross in league with the outlaws, until the big hold-up of a gold train when they play on the Rangers' side.
Cast
[edit]- George Montgomery as Johnny Carver
- Gale Storm as Helen Fenton
- Jerome Courtland as Danny Bonner
- Noah Beery Jr. as Buff Smith
- William Bishop as Sam Bass
- John Litel as Major John B. Jones, head of Texas Rangers
- Douglas Kennedy as Dave Rudabaugh
- John Dehner as John Wesley Hardin
- Ian Macdonald as the Sundance Kid
- John Doucette as Butch Cassidy
- Jock O'Mahoney as Duke Fisher
- Charles Trowbridge as Texas Governor (uncredited)
Production
[edit]George Montgomery had previously made two Westerns for Edward Small.[2] The film was produced by Small's son Bernard.[3] The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Texas Rangers at TCMDB
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (July 22, 1950). "Disney Again to Wed Cartoons, Live Action; Montgomery Does Ranger". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (July 14, 1951). "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW: Edward Small's 'Texas Rangers,' With George Montgomery as Jailbird, Bows at Holiday At the Victoria At the Squire". New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad. Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780692064726.
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