King of the Forest Rangers (1946)

Directors:

Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon

Writers:

Albert DeMond (original screenplay), Basil Dickey (original screenplay),

Stars:

Larry Thompson, Helen Talbot, Stuart Hamblen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Larry Thompson	...	Forest Ranger Capt. Steve King
Helen Talbot	...	Marion Brennan
Stuart Hamblen	...	Prof. Carver
Anthony Warde	...	Burt Spear
LeRoy Mason	...	'Flush' Haliday, Gambler [Ch. 2]
Scott Elliott	...	Andrews / Bryan / Merkle / Sands
Tom London	...	Tom Judson [Ch. 1]
Walter Soderling	...	Miner [Chs. 1, 12]
Bud Geary	...	Rance Barton [Ch. 3]
Harry Strang	...	Hank, alias Ted Harmon [Ch. 5]
Ernie Adams	...	Hiram Bailey (Landowner) [Ch. 2]
Eddie Parker	...	Stover (Rival Store Owner) [Ch. 6]
Jack Kirk	...	Mr. Holmes (Landowner) [Ch. 9]
Tom Steele	...	Martin / Al / Baker / Wade
Dale Van Sickel	...	Blaine / Hughes / Smith

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

speedboat | forest ranger | bound and gagged | lake | tunnel | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 1946 (USA)

Also Known As:

El enigma de las torres

Filming Locations:

Boulder Bay, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

167 min 167 min (12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chapter Titles:

• 1. The Mystery of the Towers
• 2. Shattered Evidence
• 3. Terror By Night
• 4. Deluge of Destruction
• 5. Pursuit Into Peril
• 6. Brink Of Doom
• 7. Design For Murder
• 8. The Flying Coffin
• 9. S. O. S. Ranger
• 10.The Death Detector
• 11.The Flaming Pit
• 12.Tower of Vengeance

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Quotes

[discussing a rug with pictographs embroidered on it]
Prof. Carver: What is your theory, Tom?
Tom Judson [Ch. 1]: Well, buried treasure. I still think that's kind of a plot to tell us how to find it.
Prof. Carver: Preposterous.
Tom Judson [Ch. 1]: Whatever that means. See, the trouble with you archeologists is you have too much education and not enough common horse sense.

User Reviews

Get a life you serial critics

King of the Forest Rangers came in 1946, as America was getting back into peace time. Republic was still issuing four serials a year to distributors, but with WW 11 ending, they had lost the Nazi-Japanese enemy angle and had to rely on more standardized plot lines. King of the Forest Rangers starred Larry Thompson, a standard leading man, with no reputation among young serial fans as with Clayton Moore. Helen Talbot, who had been Don Barry's leading lady in westerns, may not have been Linda Stirling's equal, but did a passable job. My favorite chapter shows her strapped to a paper shredder about ready to go toward a whirling blade as the chapter ends. Come on guys, admit it. If you were 8 or 9 years old at that time, and a little less sophisticated than today's kids, you would have loved it.