Bob Morgan returns home but alienates his father by not staying at his ranch. Instead he becomes the head of the new Arizona Rangers. Matters get worse between father and son when when his ...
See full summary »
From open-world games to first-person shooters, check out which video games IMDb users are excited about in IMDb's Video Game Guide.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Arizona Ranger (1948)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
More Like This
The Tin Star
(1957)
Western
Director:
Anthony Mann
Stars:
Henry Fonda,
Anthony Perkins,
Betsy Palmer
Western Heritage
(1948)
Certificate: Passed
Western
Director:
Wallace Grissell
Stars:
Tim Holt,
Nan Leslie,
Richard Martin
Arizona Raiders
(1965)
Western
Director:
William Witney
Stars:
Audie Murphy,
Michael Dante,
Ben Cooper
The Outlaw
(1943)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
Directors:
Howard Hughes,
Howard Hawks
Stars:
Jack Buetel,
Thomas Mitchell,
Jane Russell
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Tim Holt | ... | Bob Morgan | |
| Jack Holt | ... | Rawhide Morgan | |
| Nan Leslie | ... | Laura Butler | |
| Richard Martin | ... | Chito Rafferty | |
| Steve Brodie | ... | Quirt Butler | |
| Paul Hurst | ... | Ben Riddle | |
| James Nolan | ... | Nimino Welch (as Jim Nolan) | |
| Robert Bray | ... | Jasper Todd | |
| Richard Benedict | ... | Ranger Gills | |
| William Phipps | ... | Ranger Mac | |
| Harry Harvey | ... | Payton - Stagecoach Agent | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (58) »
Storyline
Bob Morgan returns home but alienates his father by not staying at his ranch. Instead he becomes the head of the new Arizona Rangers. Matters get worse between father and son when when his father catches a man he believes to be a murderer and Bob breaks up his lynching party. When the outlaw is broken out of jail by his gang, Bob is relieved of his position. Not giving up, he now heads out alone to face the gang. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords:
arizona ranger | arizona territory | reconciliation | jailbreak | spanish american war veteran |Taglines:
FANOUS JACK-FIGHTING TIM - REal-life father and son ---twice as thrilling together on the screen! (original print ad) See more »Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 May 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Kvick i nyporna See more »Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
Edit
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The film takes place shortly after September 15, 1898 - the date Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders were officially disbanded - as depicted by the newspaper headline Rawhide receives in the mail. See more »Goofs
At the beginning of the film, when Rawhide receives the telegram, there is a smokey fire being used to brand calves. However, in the next shot, the fire is out. See more »Quotes
Chito Rafferty: [to Bob as his father rides away with Laura] I don't trust him. You better be careful - you're gonna have a mother instead of a wife!See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Explore popular and recently added TV series available to stream now with Prime Video.
The Arizona Ranger is directed by John Rawlins and written by Norman Houston. It stars Tim Holt, Jack Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin, Steve Brodie and Paul Hurst. Music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by J. Roy Hunt.
Returning home from his service with the Rough Riders, Bob Morgan falls out with his father when he announces that he does not want to work on the family ranch. He instead has signed up to become one of the Arizona Rangers, which is timely as there is a nefarious element operating in the area, the leader of which has a wife that seems to need Bob's help.
Clocking in at just over an hour in length, it's surprising to find that this "B" Western has more to offer than merely yee-haw histrionics. There's a well written and emotionally fraught father and son dynamic here, being played by real life father and son Jack and Tim Holt, while the role of lone female Nan Leslie rises well above being just a piggy in the middle romantic token - with a spousal abuse angle adding some potency to the pressure cooker atmosphere.
On the flip-side there's enough 1940s style Western staples to cheer the genre faithful. Fist-fights aplenty, hold-ups, shoot-outs, a jailbreak and a whole ream of quality horsemanship on show, both solo and via wagons and carriages. It's also got some genuine smile inducing humour, normally when Richard Martin's Chito Rafferty is involved, and Brodie as a bully boy serves further notice to what an icon of bad guy roles he was in the 40s and 50s.
With the lovely Santa Clarita backdrop helping to keep the tech credits high, and the expert use of the word lollygagging! This is a thoroughly enjoyable Oater yarn, one that's not without some screenplay smarts either. 7/10