Marked for Murder (1945)

Director:

Elmer Clifton

Writer:

Elmer Clifton (original screenplay)

Release Date:

8 February 1945 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

SINGING, RIDING, FIGHTING - The Rangers Ride Again! (original poster)

Plot:

Rangers Dave and Panhandle arrive and are joined by Lawyer Tex to try and stop the range war between the ranchers and the sheep men...

Plot Keywords:

Range War | Ranger | Jail | Fence Building | Gang

Cast

Tex Ritter	...	Tex Haines
Dave O'Brien	...	Texas Ranger Dave Wyatt
Guy Wilkerson	...	Texas Ranger Panhandle Perkins
Marilyn McConnell	...	Ruth Lane
Ed Cassidy	...	Dick Vernon (as Edward Cassidy)
Henry Hall	...	Sheriff Jim Whitlock
Charles King	...	Henchman Pete Magoo
Jack Ingram	...	Sam Taylor (as Jack Ingraham)
Bob Kortman	...	Henchman
The Milo Twins	...	Musicians

Runtime:

58 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #10542)

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Alexander-Stern Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Gabby Hayes Show: Marked for Murder" (????)

Soundtrack:

Tears of Regret

Tex Ritter and the long arm of the law !

Singing cowboy great Tex Ritter stars in the B-Western favorite from the 1940's. In this one, Tex appears again with frequent co-star Dave O'Brien . The two are caught in the middle of a frontier spat between sheep men and ranchers. In between a few homespun cowpoke tunes, lawyer Ritter helps to restore order amongst the various feuding factions.

Ritter was not much of an actor, but always seemed at home on the range. His personable, witty style here fore-shadowed the lovable characters his son John Ritter would also make famous a few decades later. He was a great singer/songwriter, which made this a very enjoyable western programmer.