Reckless Ranger
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Bob Allen
Louise Small
Mary Maclaren
Harry Woods
Jack Perrin
Film Details
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Synopsis
Ranger Bob Allen gets involved in a range war when his twin brother Jim is lynched by unknown raiders. With the help of Jim's widow Mary and young son Jimmie, Bob assumes Jim's identity to investigate the murder. He joins forces with Jim's friend, Chet Newton, and quickly arrests two of the men who killed Jim. When Bob appears in town pretending to be Jim, Barlowe, the cattleman who hired the gang to intimidate the sheep ranchers and kill Jim, thinks he has been double-crossed. While Bob and Chet are in town, Chet's sister Mildred learns that the men Bob arrested have escaped and that they know Bob is a Ranger. She leaves a note warning Chet and heads for the Allen ranch with Jimmie. On the road, she and Jimmie are captured by Barlowe's men, but Chet finds her note and follows her, while Bob heads for Barlowe's ranch. Jimmie manages to escape and is hotly pursued by Barlowe's henchman, Snager, but Bob intercedes, saves Jimmie, and sends him to find Chet and round up the other sheepmen. Bob reaches the Barlowe ranch alone, and after a violent fight with Barlowe, Bob chases him across the range, followed by Barlowe's gang. During a final shootout, Bob kills Barlowe. The sheepmen then successfully fight off the gang, and Mildred arrives safely.
Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast
Bob Allen
Louise Small
Mary Maclaren
Harry Woods
Jack Perrin
Buddy Cox
Jack Rockwell
Slim Whittaker
Roger Williams
Crew
Film Details
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Notes
The film was granted its PCA certificate under the title The Ghost Ranger on April 20, 1937. Modern sources list additional players as: Jay Wilsey, Bud Osborne, Jim Corey, Tom London, Hal Rice, Al Taylor, Tex Cooper, Bob McKenzie, Lane Chandler, Frank Ball, George Plues, Lafe McKee, Tex Palmer, Victor Cox and Chick Hannon. This was the fourth film in Columbia's Ranger Bob Allen series. For more information on the series for The Unknown Ranger and consult the Series Index.
