Two-Fisted Rangers
Cast & Crew
Joseph H. Lewis
Charles Starrett
Iris Meredith
Bob Nolan
Kenneth Macdonald
Dick Curtis
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Synopsis
From his Square Deal Saloon, Jack Rand rules Oak Valley, having murdered Sheriff Dan Lawson and newspaperman Jordan Webster, the two men who opposed him. Jordan's daughter Betty and Silver, an eleven-year-old "printer's devil," carry on the paper's opposition to Rand, even though their lives are threatened by frequent raids. Little time remains before the upcoming election, and Rand's tool, Jim Hanley, is the only candidate for sheriff. Unknown to the citizenry of Oak Valley, Thad Lawson, Dan's brother, has planted Bob and the Sons of the Pioneers in Rand's saloon as entertainers and later joins them, posing as a gambler. After finding evidence that links Rand, Hanley and Dirk Hogan to the robbery of the Aztec mine office, Bob decides to oppose Hanley for sheriff. Through a decoy message, Thad lures Hanley to a deserted shack, where he forces him to write a confession implicating Rand in the murders of Dan and Webster. While Betty and Thad ride to town to print the confession for distribution to the ranchers, Dirk, who has witnessed the proceedings, returns to the shack with Rand's henchmen, overpowers the guards and frees Hanley. Meanwhile, back in town, Thad confronts Rand with the printed confession and announces that he has come to avenge the death of his brother. In the ensuing fight, Thad escapes through an open window and takes refuge at the newspaper office, where voters lined up at the polls join in the brawl. The arrival of Bob and the Sons of the Pioneers, each leading a group of ranchers coming to town to vote, puts an end to the battle when the ranchers open fire as the outlaws storm the newspaper office. With victory in sight, Thad runs across the street to the saloon and finds Rand looting the vault. After a grueling fight, Thad overpowers Rand and turns him over to Bob as his first prisoner.
Director
Joseph H. Lewis
Cast
Charles Starrett
Iris Meredith
Bob Nolan
Kenneth Macdonald
Dick Curtis
Hal Taliaferro
Bill Cody Jr.
Pat Brady
Sons Of The Pioneers
Ethan Laidlaw
James Craig
Bob Woodward
Clem Horton
Buel Bryant
Forrest Burns
Crew
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Notes
The working title of this film was Renegade Law. Modern sources add Francis Walker to the cast. The film was re-issued by Columbia in 1941.
