1949

0h 26m

9.0(1 votes)

Western

Overview

A partial remake of and using footage from 1941's "Rawhide Rangers" this Western short is about a ranger who pretends to turn outlaw in order to track down the gang who killed his brother, also a ranger.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Tex Williams

Ranger Tex Williams

George Lloyd

Outlaw Leader Rocky

Terry Frost

Parker, bank president

Smokey Rogers

Ranger Smokey

Deuce Spriggins

Ranger Deuce

Barbara Payton

Kate McCormick

Forrest Taylor

Capt. McCormick

Bill Cassady

(as William Cassady) Ben Williams

Harry Calkin

Outlaw Jim

Monte Montague

Harris, civic leader

Creative team

Directed by: Will Cowan
Written by: Ed Earl Repp

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