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The Rangers Ride
“JIMMY BATTLES PRIVATE OUTLAW ARMY!”
10.0 / 10• 1948• 56m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
After the Texas Rangers are disbanded, the the reconstruction years following the Civil War, a private state-police force extorts money from the citizens in a "protection" scheme. Ex-Rangers Jimmy Wakely and "Cannonball" Taylor foil an arrest by state-police officers Hamon and Kelly. Commissioner Jed Brant tells his nephew that his old friend Jimmy is plotting against the law-and-order forces. Vic's fiancée and ranch-owner, Sheila Carol, refuses to sign up with the crooked police outfit, and believes Jimmy is an outlaw. On Chief Barton's order, Hamon shoots ex-Rangers Murphy and Payson, so they can be blamed for a raid on Sheila's ranch.
Cast & Crew
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
Lead
Dub Taylor
Cannonball Taylor
Virginia Belmont
Sheila Carroll
Riley Hill
Vic Sanders
Marshall Reed
Police Captain Barton
Steve Clark
Jed Brant
Pierce Lyden
Sergeant Hamon
JD
Jim Diehl
Payson
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Derwin Abrahams's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Rangers Ride is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
