The Rangers Ride (1948)
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.
- Released
- 1948-04-25
- Genres
- Western
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Basil Dickey, Derwin Abrahams
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Jimmy Wakely as Jimmy Wakely
- Dub Taylor as Cannonball Taylor
- Virginia Belmont as Sheila Carroll
- Riley Hill as Vic Sanders
- Marshall Reed as Police Captain Barton
- Steve Clark as Jed Brant
- Pierce Lyden as Sergeant Hamon
- Jim Diehl as Payson
- Milburn Morante as Bullard - Ex-Ranger
- Cactus Mack as Tom Murphy
- Bud Osborne as Rocky
- Bob Woodward as Bob - Policeman