- 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|USA27 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
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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/SandsProduction
"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 and25 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
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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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