The Texas Rangers (1951 film)
Appearance
The Texas Rangers | |
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Directed by | Phil Karlson |
Written by | Richard Schayer |
Produced by | Bernard Small Edward Small (uncredited) |
Starring | George Montgomery Gale Storm Jerome Courtland |
Production company | Edward Small Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | June 1, 1951 (premiere) June 3, 1951 |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
The Texas Rangers is a 1951 Western film.[1]
Plot
Outlaw Sam Bass terrorises Texas. Johnny Carver and Buff Smith are released from jail by the head of the Texas Rangers to help capture him.
Cast
- 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 Maj. John B. Jones
- 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
- Joseph Fallon as Jimmy
Production
George Montgomery had previously made two Westerns for Edward Small.[2] The film was produced by Small's son Bernard.[3]
References
- ^ The Texas Rangers at TCMDB
- ^ Disney Again to Wed Cartoons, Live Action; Montgomery Does Ranger Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 22 July 1950: 9.
- ^ THE SCREEN IN REVIEW: Edward Small's 'Texas Rangers,' With George Montgomery as Jailbird, Bows at Holiday At the Victoria At the Squire By BOSLEY CROWTHER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 14 July 1951: 7.