Two-Fisted Rangers

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Two-Fisted Rangers
Two-Fisted Rangers poster.jpg
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Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Screenplay by Fred Myton
Produced by Leon Barsha
Starring Charles Starrett
Cinematography George Meehan
Edited by Charles Nelson
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 13, 1939 (1939-12-13)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Two-Fisted Rangers is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Bob Nolan, Kenneth MacDonald, Dick Curtis and Wally Wales. The film was released on December 13, 1939, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Thad Lawson arrives in Oak Valley driven by a quest for justice after his brother, the town's sheriff, is murdered. He discovers that Jack Rand, a formidable figure in Oak Valley, is responsible for the crime. When Rand further escalates his reign of terror by killing Jordan Webster, the local newspaper publisher, Thad resolves to bring him to justice. With allies like Dirk Hogan and the newly appointed sheriff Jim Hanley, Thad strategizes to dismantle Rand's criminal empire once and for all.

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References

  1. ↑ "Two-Fisted Rangers (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson. "Two-Fisted Rangers (1940) - Joseph H. Lewis". AllMovie. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Two-Fisted Rangers". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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