Code of the Rangers

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Code of the Rangers
Code of the Rangers poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sam Newfield
Screenplay by Stanley Roberts
Produced by Maurice Conn
Starring Tim McCoy
Rex Lease
Judith Ford
Wheeler Oakman
Edward Earle
Frank LaRue
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited byRichard G. Wray
Production
company
Conn Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • April 8, 1938 (1938-04-08)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Code of the Rangers is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Stanley Roberts. The film stars Tim McCoy, Rex Lease, Judith Ford, Wheeler Oakman, Edward Earle and Frank LaRue. The film was released on April 8, 1938, by Monogram Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Ranger Tim Strong resigns after finding out that his brother is a gang member and broke a member of a gang from jail; later the gang robs the town bank and Tim goes after them, he finds his brother with the loot, but takes the blame for his brother. After being released he and his reformed brother go after the gang leader Blackie Miller.

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