Lone Star Ranger

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Lone Star Ranger
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by James Tinling
Screenplay byWilliam Conselman Jr.
Irving Cummings Jr.
George Kane
Based on
the 1915 novel, The Lone Star Ranger
by
Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring John Kimbrough
Sheila Ryan
Jonathan Hale
William Farnum
Truman Bradley
George E. Stone
Cinematography Lucien N. Andriot
Edited byNick DeMaggio
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • March 20, 1942 (1942-03-20)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lone Star Ranger is a 1942 American Western film directed by James Tinling and written by William Conselman Jr., Irving Cummings Jr. and George Kane. The film stars John Kimbrough, Sheila Ryan, Jonathan Hale, William Farnum, Truman Bradley and George E. Stone. The film was released on March 20, 1942, by 20th Century-Fox. [1] [2] [3] It was the fourth and final film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Zane Grey. William Farnum had appeared in the first adaptation of the novel, a 1919 silent film of the same name. In that version he had starred in the leading role, which was named "Steele", who avenged the murder of Major McNeil, which is the role he plays in this film. [4]

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References

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