Sammy Baugh and Pauline Moore in King of the Texas Rangers (1941)

King of the Texas Rangers

Movie1941Approved3h 35m
DramaWestern
7.2 / 10(100)

Tom King sets out to avenge his father's murder when a gang of saboteurs devastate the Bordertown oil fields.

Rated
Approved
Runtime
3h 35m
Released
1941
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1941

Storyline

Tom King sets out to avenge his father's murder when a gang of saboteurs devastate the Bordertown oil fields.

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Chapter Titles: * 1. The Fifth Column Strikes * 2. Dead End * 3. Man Hunt * 4. Trapped * 5. Test Flight * 6. Double Danger * 7. Death Takes the Witness * 8. Counterfeit Trail * 9. Ambush * 10. Sky Raiders * 11. Trail of Death * 12. Code of the Rangers.

Writers assignments (from Republic Pictures Corp. files): Norman S. Hall--Chapters 1 and 6. Joseph F. Poland--Chapters 2, 7 and 11. William Lively--Chapters 3 and 8, Ronald Davidson--Chapters 4, 9 and 12. Joseph O'Donnell--Chapters 5 and 10. This order is also the writers' order as seem on the film (minus the chapter assignments.)

The budget (expected cost) of this serial was $138,536. The actual negative cost was $139,701. The film came in at $1,265 over budget.

User reviews

6/10

Modern Western with WWII Overtones

👍 7 · 12/4/2007
7/10

While forgotten by most, Baugh was one of the biggest football stars of his generation...and here he stars in a cowboy serial!

👍 4 · 2/10/2022
/10

Slingin' Sam sets the standard for Quarterbacks in a serial.

👍 16 · 5/15/2006

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
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