Law of the Ranger

1937
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58 Min.

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Robert Allen and Elaine Shepard in Law of the Ranger (1937)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuWorking undercover, Rangers Bob and Wally arrive to take up ranching. Out to stop them is Bill Nash and his men. When Bob plans to file on a ranch, Nash finds out and heads for the Registrar... Alles lesenWorking undercover, Rangers Bob and Wally arrive to take up ranching. Out to stop them is Bill Nash and his men. When Bob plans to file on a ranch, Nash finds out and heads for the Registrar ahead of him.Working undercover, Rangers Bob and Wally arrive to take up ranching. Out to stop them is Bill Nash and his men. When Bob plans to file on a ranch, Nash finds out and heads for the Registrar ahead of him.

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Robert Allen

Bob Allen
(as Bob Allen)

Elaine Shepard

Evelyn Polk

John Merton

Bill Nash

Hal Taliaferro

Wally Hood

Lafe McKee

Mr. Polk

Tom London

Pete - Henchman

Slim Whitaker

Steve - Henchman
(as Charles Whittaker)

Ernie Adams

Zeke
(as Ernest Adams)

Lane Chandler

Cal Williams

Jimmy Aubrey

Baldwin
(Nicht genannt)

Frank Ball

John - Land Registrar
(Nicht genannt)

Buck Bucko

Henchman
(Nicht genannt)

Jim Corey

Henchman
(Nicht genannt)

Herman Hack

Ranger Dan
(Nicht genannt)

Jack Hendricks

Ranger
(Nicht genannt)

Arthur Millett

Stable Owner
(Nicht genannt)

George Morrell

Snippy - Old-Timer
(Nicht genannt)

Bud Osborne

Wes - Henchman
(Nicht genannt)

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One of over 100 Columbia features, mostly Westerns, sold to Hygo Television Films in the 1950s, which marketed them under the name of Gail Pictures; opening credits were redesigned, with some titles misspelled, the credit order of the players rearranged, some names misspelled, and new end titles attached, thus eliminating any evidence of their Columbia roots. Apparently, the original material was not retained in most of the cases, and the films have survived, even in the Sony library, only with these haphazardly created replacement opening and end credits; happily, the original opening and closing credits DID survive in the case of this particular title.

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Two-gun ranger Bob Allen whips out both pistols and level them on Bill Nash and his owlhoots. After a quick cutaway, Bob draws his right gun from its holster again.

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Bob Allen Rides Again

Only his ardent fans remember Bob Allen today, and they are becoming fewer all the time, but Bob Allen fit the part of a Saturday matinée hero, even his duds were somewhat outlandish compared with other movie cowboys of the times. Mainly in 1937, Bob Allen made six ranger films for Columbia: "The Unknown Ranger," "Rio Grande Ranger," "Reckless Ranger," "Ranger Courage," "Law of the Ranger" -this one, & "The Ranger Steps In." According to pundits of the genre, Bob Allen's fondest movie memories were of the Ranger series. And it's easy to see why.

"Law of the Ranger" has all the traditional elements of a good budget western. The plot is a typical land-grabbing one with the mustachioed villain (John Merton) obviously enjoying his role. (His dastardly deeds are shown at the beginning of the movie adroitly edited with his image continually popping up to reveal to the audience the lead bad guy.) Bob Allen and his saddle pal, Wally (Hal Taliaferro), must stop the night riders led by Bill Nash (Merton)from taking over a key piece of land for water rights. Along the way, Bob Allen has time for dalliance with the daughter (Elaine Shepard) of the local crusading newspaper editor. All this leads to action aplenty that should please Saturday matinée fans.

Of special note is the appearance of Hal Taliaferro, aka Wally Wales, as Bob Allen's sidekick, not really a comical sidekick in the traditional manner. Wally is more of a buddy in the saddle, but he is a superb actor and handles the part with ease, making it an enjoyable performance. Unfortunately, Hal Taliaferro's acting talents were basically ignored by the Hollywood establishment and he was relegated to playing bit parts (mainly as a bad guy)in budget westerns.

Legendary cowboy character actors appear in the film that all fans will recognize. Tom London, later the sheriff on many-a Gene Autry TV show, plays one of Bill Nash's henchmen. Others include Slim Whitaker, Lane Chandler, & Bud Osborne.

Bob Allen may not have succeeded as a cowboy hero, but his six Columbia ranger oaters are all worth seeing.