Heroes of the Range

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Heroes of the Range
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Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by Nate Gatzert
Produced by Larry Darmour
Starring
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Dwight Caldwell
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 18, 1936 (1936-08-18)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Heroes of the Range is a 1936 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Ken Maynard, June Gale and Harry Woods. [1]

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  1. Agnew p.115

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