King of the Forest Rangers

King of the Forest Rangers

Infobox Film
name = King of the Forest Rangers


director = Spencer Gordon Bennet
Fred C. Brannon
producer = Ronald Davidson
writer = Albert DeMond
Basil Dickey
Jesse Duffy
Lynn Perkins
starring = Larry Thompson
Helen Talbot
Stuart Hamblen
Anthony Warde
LeRoy Mason
Scott Elliott
cinematography = Bud Thackery
distributor = Republic Pictures
released = Flagicon|USA 27 April 1946 "(serial)"cite book
last = Mathis
first = Jack
title = Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement
origyear = 1995
publisher = Jack Mathis Advertising
isbn = 0-9632878-1-8
pages = pp. 3, 10, 90-91
chapter =
]
Flagicon|USA Early 1950s "(TV)"
runtime = 12 chapters (167 minutes) "(serial)"
6 26½-minute episodes "(TV)"
country = USA
language = English
budget = $134,948(negative cost: $137,320)
awards =
imdb_id = 0038670
amg_id = 1:27441

"King of the Forest Rangers" (1946) is a Republic film serial.

Cast

*Larry Thompson as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King
*Helen Talbot as Marion Brennan
*Stuart Hamblen as Prof Carver
*Anthony Warde as Burt Spear
*LeRoy Mason as "Flush" Haliday
*Scott Elliott as Andrews/Bryan/Merkle/Sands

Production

"King of the Forest Rangers" was budgeted at $134,948 although the final negative cost was $137,320 (a $2,372, or 1.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.

It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945. The serial's production number was 1595.

Republic liked calling their heroes "King" in order to use the title "King of..." The studio had found success with this naming scheme following the adaptation of Zane Gray's "King of the Royal Mounted". [cite book
last = Harmon
first = Jim
coauthors= Donald F. Glut
authorlink = Jim Harmon
title = The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury
origyear = 1973
publisher = Routledge
isbn = 9780713000979
pages = pp. 283
chapter = 11. New Masks for New Heroes "Get That Masked Trouble Maker"
] [cite book
last = Cline
first = William C.
title = In the Nick of Time
origyear = 1984
publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc.
isbn = 078640471X
pages = pp. 23
chapter = 2. In Search of Ammunition
]

tunts

*Tom Steele as as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King (doubling Larry Thompson)
*David Sharpe as Prof Carver (doubling Stuart Hamblen)
*Dale Van Sickel as Burt Spear (doubling Anthony Warde)
*Carey Loftin
*Eddie Parker
*Ken Terrell
*Sailor Vincent
*Bud Wolfe
*Joe Yrigoyen

pecial effects

Special effects created by the Lydecker brothers.

Release

Theatrical

"King of the Forest Rangers"' official release date is 27 April 1946, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.

Television

In the early 1950s, "King of the Forest Rangers" was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.

Chapter titles

# The Mystery of the Towers (20min)
# Shattered Evidence (13min 20s)
# Terror by Night (13min 20s)
# Deluge of Destruction (13min 20s)
# Pursuit into Peril (13min 20s)
# Brink of Doom (13min 20s)
# Design for Murder (13min 20s)
# The Flying Coffin (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
# S.O.S. Ranger (13min 20s)
# The Death Detector (13min 20s)
# The Flaming Pit (13min 20s)
# Tower of Vengeance (13min 20s)Source: [cite book
last = Cline
first = William C.
title = In the Nick of Time
origyear = 1984
publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc.
isbn = 078640471X
pages = pp. 242-243
chapter = Filmography
]

ee also

* List of film serials by year
* List of film serials by studio

References

External links

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title=Republic Serial
before=The Phantom Rider (1946)
years=King of the Forest Rangers (1946)
after=Daughter of Don Q (1946)


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