The Lone Star Ranger (1930 film)

The Lone Star Ranger
Directed by	A.F. Erickson
Screenplay by	Seton I. Miller John Hunter Booth
Based on	The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey
Produced by	A.F. Erickson
Starring	George O'Brien Sue Carol Walter McGrail Warren Hymer Russell Simpson Roy Stewart
Cinematography	Daniel B. Clark
Edited by	Jack Murray
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	January 5, 1930 (1930-01-05)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lone Star Ranger is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by A.F. Erickson and written by Seton I. Miller and John Hunter Booth. The film stars George O'Brien, Sue Carol, Walter McGrail, Warren Hymer, Russell Simpson and Roy Stewart. It is based on the 1915 novel The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey. The film was released on January 5, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Originally released as an All-Talking picture, the film seems to have survived only in an International Sound Version, which replaced the dialogue portions of the film with music and intertitles. Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley and Rainbow Bridge in Utah. ^{[4] : 286}

Cast

• George O'Brien as Buck Duane
• Sue Carol as Mary Aldridge
• Walter McGrail as Phil Lawson
• Warren Hymer as Bowery Kid
• Russell Simpson as Colonel John Aldridge
• Roy Stewart as Captain McNally
• Lee Shumway as Henchman Red Cane
• Colin Chase as Tom Laramie
• Richard Alexander as Henchman
• Joel Franz as Hank Jones
• Joe Rickson as Henchman
• Oliver Eckhardt as Lem Parker
• Caroline Rankin as Mrs. Parker
• Elizabeth Patterson as Sarah Martin
• Billy Butts as Bill Jones
• Delmar Watson as Baby Jones
• William Steele as First Deputy
• Bob Fleming as Second Deputy

Other versions

This Zane Grey novel was adapted to film four or more times. Silent versions were released in 1919 ^[5] and 1923. ^[6]

The version released in 1930 was tagged as "Zane Grey's first all talking picture". The fourth adaptation was released in 1942. ^[6]

References

1. "The Lone Star Ranger (1930) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
2. Synopsis by Hal Erickson. "The Lone Star Ranger (1930) - A.F. Erickson | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
3. "The Lone Star Ranger". Afi.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
4. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN   9781423605874.
5. Wenzell, Nicolette (April 3, 2016). "1919 movie 'The Lone Star Ranger' shot in Palm Springs". The Desert Sun . Gannett.
6. "The Lone Star Ranger". Turner Classic Movies.

External links

• The Lone Star Ranger at IMDb