The Texas Rangers (1951 film)

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
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	June 3, 1951;
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Texas Rangers is a 1951 American SuperCinecolor Western film directed by Phil Karlson and starring George Montgomery and Gale Storm.^[1]

Plot

Johnny Carver and Buff Smith are released from jail by the head of the Texas Rangers to help capture outlaw Sam Bass, who has been terrorizing Texas. The men appear to be planning a double cross in league with the outlaws until the big holdup of a gold train when they fight on the Rangers' side.

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 Major 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
Charles Trowbridge as Texas Governor (uncredited)

Production

George Montgomery had previously appeared in two Westerns for Edward Small,^[2] and The Texas Rangers was produced by Small's son Bernard.^[3]

The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.^[4]

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "We cannot suggest that you are likely to encounter an element of surprise ... unless, that is, you have never before seen a Western film. ... There is nothing original about the story nor about the acting ... We can't say the SuperCinecolor in which it is filmed is either super or fair, but the action is as good as, or maybe better than, any of the sort you're likely to see on TV."^[3]

References

↑ The Texas Rangers at TCMDB
↑ Schallert, Edwin (July 22, 1950). "Disney Again to Wed Cartoons, Live Action; Montgomery Does Ranger". Los Angeles Times. p. 9.
1 2 Crowther, Bosley (July 14, 1951). "The Screen in Review". The New York Times. p. 7.
↑ Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad. Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780692064726.

External links

The Texas Rangers at IMDb

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[1] The Texas Rangers at TCMDB

[2] Schallert, Edwin (July 22, 1950). "Disney Again to Wed Cartoons, Live Action; Montgomery Does Ranger". Los Angeles Times. p. 9.

[crowther-3] 1 2 Crowther, Bosley (July 14, 1951). "The Screen in Review". The New York Times. p. 7.

[4] Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad. Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780692064726.

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