The Renegade Ranger

1938 film by David Howard

  • September 16, 1938 (1938-09-16)[1]
Running time
59 minutes (copyright length) (Turner library print)CountryUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish, Spanish

The Renegade Ranger is a 1938 American Western film directed by David Howard.[2]

It was the first film Tim Holt made for RKO, for whom he would be one of the studio's biggest stars.[3]

Plot

Captain Jack Steele of the Texas Rangers is sent to arrest the beautiful Judith Alvarez. She claims she is innocent.[4]

Cast

  • George O'Brien as Captain Jack Steele
  • Rita Hayworth as Judith Alvarez
  • Tim Holt as Larry Corwin
  • Ray Whitley as Happy
  • Lucio Villegas as Don Juan Campielo
  • William Royle as Ben Sanderson
  • Cecilia Callejo as Toñia Campielo
  • Neal Hart as Sheriff Joe Rawlings
  • Monte Montague as Henchman Monte
  • Bob Kortman as Henchman Idaho
  • Charles Stevens as Manuel
  • Jim Mason as Hank
  • Tom London as Henchman Red

Production

RKO borrowed Rita Hayworth from Columbia Pictures for this production.
Scenes for the production were shot in Chatsworth, CA.

Soundtrack

  • "Señorita" (Music and lyrics by Albert Hay Malotte)
  • Cecilia Callejo – "Cielito Lindo" (Traditional Mexican Ballad)
  • Ray Whitley, Ken Card and The Phelps Brothers – "Move Slow, Little Dogie" (Music and lyrics by Willie Phelps)

References

  1. ^ "Top Hat: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "THE SCREEN: In the Best of Humors Is 'Made for Each Other,' at the Music Hall--New Western at the Rialto At the Rialto MUSIC NOTES" by FRANK S. NUGENT. New York Times 17 Feb 1939: 23
  3. ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p123
  4. ^ ""THE RENEGADE RANGER."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. February 27, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
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