The Lone Star Ranger (1930)

After shooting a man in self-defense, Buck Duane finds himself accused of many crimes, none of which he committed. In order to prove his innocence, he joins the Texas Rangers, and also ... See full summary »

Director:

A.F. Erickson

Writers:

Zane Grey (novel), Seton I. Miller (scenario),

Stars:

George O'Brien, Sue Carol, Walter McGrail

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George O'Brien	...	Buck Duane
Sue Carol	...	Mary Aldridge
Walter McGrail	...	Phil Lawson
Warren Hymer	...	Bowery Kid
Russell Simpson	...	Colonel John Aldridge
Roy Stewart	...	Captain McNally
Lee Shumway	...	Henchman Red Cane
Colin Chase	...	Tom Laramie
Richard Alexander	...	Henchman
Joel Franz	...	Hank Jones
Joe Rickson	...	Henchman
Oliver Eckhardt	...	Lem Parker
Caroline Rankin	...	Mrs. Parker
Elizabeth Patterson	...	Sarah Martin
Billy Butts	...	Bill Jones

Storyline

After shooting a man in self-defense, Buck Duane finds himself accused of many crimes, none of which he committed. In order to prove his innocence, he joins the Texas Rangers, and also hopes to win the approval and hand of Mary Aldridge, a girl from the East. He is assigned to round up a gang of cattle rustlers who are, unknown by Mary. led by her father.

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Plot Keywords:

texas ranger | rustler | self defense | gang | texas | 

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Taglines:

Doube Barrelled Action Thrills (original poster)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

5 January 1930 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Texasreiter

Filming Locations:

Monument Valley, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "sound" version that survives is actually the work print for foreign language releases, never intended to be seen publicly. It's basically a silent film made from the talkie, with the titles only presented as what to translate, and how many frames to hold to accommodate the sound track, which will contain all non-speaking parts. Those parts are more or less the synchronized sound effects and music edited to make it sound like an early vita phone/movie tone scored silent.

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Connections

Remade as Lone Star Ranger (1942)

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