Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)

Flagg is relocating flood victims to Gunsmoke Ranch. The Three Mesquiteers know Flagg to be a crook and try to warn them. They ignore the warning and improve the land only to find that it ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writers:

William Colt MacDonald (idea), Oliver Drake (story),

Stars:

Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Livingston	...	Stony Brooke
Ray Corrigan	...	Tucson Smith
Max Terhune	...	Lullaby Joslin
Kenneth Harlan	...	Phineas T. Flagg
Jean Carmen	...	Marion Warren (as Julia Thayer)
Sammy McKim	...	Jimmy Warren
Ed 'Oscar' Platt	...	Oscar (as Oscar and Elmer)
Lou Fulton	...	Elmer Twiddlebaum (as Oscar and Elmer)
Burr Caruth	...	Judge Jonathan Warren
Allen Connor	...	Henchman Reggie Allen
Yakima Canutt	...	Henchman Spider
Horace B. Carpenter	...	Joe Larkin (as Horace Carpenter)
Jane Keckley	...	Mathilda Larkin
Robert Walker	...	Seth Williams (as Bob Walker)
Jack Ingram	...	Cowhand Jed

Storyline

Flagg is relocating flood victims to Gunsmoke Ranch. The Three Mesquiteers know Flagg to be a crook and try to warn them. They ignore the warning and improve the land only to find that it has been condemned for a new dam.

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Plot Keywords:

flood | haberdasher | ransom | western band | ruse | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1937 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Judge Jonathan Warren: Let us be humbly thankful to Providence, for leading us from the turbulent waters of despair, into this land of promise.

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Connections

Followed by Westward Ho (1942)

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Soundtracks

"When You and I Were Young, Maggie"
(uncredited)
Traditional folk tune
Lyrics by George W. Johnson
Sung by ranchers on the bus

User Reviews

Gunsmoke Ranch 1937

These B-westerns were a staple of my diet as a kid growing up in the 40s and even the 1950's. We played outside all the time and there was no T.V. to watch so the movies became Radio come to life. We could see the action and not just hear it. Cowboys weren't that far fetched in those days as lots of large ranches were still running beef cattle in the western states so to see cowboys on the screen was to live the life. Mostly old timers like myself will enjoy Gunsmoke Ranch but if you sit down with your grandchild (and they are young enough) to watch don't be surprised if they like it too. Don't be too critical and remember this little studio made this on a very small budget.