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{{short description|1941 film by John English, William Witney}}
{{Infobox Film
{{use American English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = King of the Texas Rangers
| name = King of the Texas Rangers
| image = KingTexasRangers.jpg
| image = KingTexasRangers.jpg
| director = [[William Witney]]<br>[[John English (director)|John English]]
| director = {{unbulleted list|[[William Witney]]|[[John English (film director)|John English]]}}
| producer = [[Hiram S. Brown Jr]]
| producer = Hiram S. Brown Jr.
| writer = [[Ronald Davidson]]<br>[[Norman S. Hall]]<br>[[William Lively]]<br>[[Joseph O'Donnell]]<br>[[Joseph Poland]]
| writer = {{unbulleted list|[[Ronald Davidson]]|[[Norman S. Hall]]|William Lively|Joseph O'Donnell|[[Joseph Poland]]}}
| starring = [[Sammy Baugh|"Slingin' Sammy Baugh"]]<br>[[Neil Hamilton (actor)|Neil Hamilton]]<br>[[Pauline Moore]]<br>[[Duncan Renaldo]]<br>[[Charles Trowbridge]]<br>[[Herbert Rawlinson]]<br>[[Frank Darien]]<br>[[Rudolph Anders]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Sammy Baugh|"Slingin' Sammy Baugh"]]|[[Neil Hamilton (actor)|Neil Hamilton]]|[[Pauline Moore]]|[[Duncan Renaldo]]|[[Charles Trowbridge]]|[[Herbert Rawlinson]]|[[Frank Darien]]|[[Rudolph Anders]]}}
| cinematography = [[Reggie Lanning]]
| cinematography = Reggie Lanning
| distributor = [[Republic Pictures]]
| studio = [[Republic Pictures]]
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Flagicon|USA}} [[4 October]] [[1941]] ''(serial)''<ref name="mathis">{{cite book
| released = {{Film date|1941|10|04|U.S. serial|ref1=<ref name="mathis">Mathis 1995, pp. 3, 10, 56–57.</ref>}}
| last = Mathis
| runtime = {{unbulleted list|12 chapters (215 minutes) ''(serial)''<ref name="mathis" />|6 26½-minute episodes ''(TV)''<ref name="mathis" />}}
| first = Jack
| country = United States
| title = Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement
| language = English
| origyear = 1995
| publisher = Jack Mathis Advertising
| isbn = 0-9632878-1-8
| pages = 3, 10, 56–57
| chapter =
}}</ref><br />{{Flagicon|USA}} Early 1950s ''(TV)''<ref name="mathis" />
| runtime = 12 chapters (215 minutes) ''(serial)''<ref name="mathis" /><br />6 26½-minute episodes ''(TV)''<ref name="mathis" />
| country = {{USA}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = $138,536 ([[negative cost]]: $139,701)<ref name="mathis" />
| budget = $138,536 ([[negative cost]]: $139,701)<ref name="mathis" />
| awards =
| amg_id = 1:27455
| imdb_id = 0033786
}}
}}
'''''King of the Texas Rangers''''' (1941) is a [[Republic Pictures|Republic]] [[Serial (film)|film serial]].<ref>Rainey 2010, p. 135.</ref> Set in the years prior to America entering [[World War II]], the plot is slightly [[anachronistic]] in that the serial features a mix of period western and modern elements, which was not unknown in the B-Western films also produced by Republic.<ref>Weiss and Goodgold 1973, p. 188.</ref> Although the serial's plot involves [[cowboy]]s battling [[Axis powers|Axis]] agents in [[Texas]], [[Nazism|Nazis]] are never named as such, but their presence is strongly implied within the serial.<ref>Blake, Jerry. [https://filesofjerryblake.com/2014/02/26/king-of-the-texas-rangers/#more-6303 "Review: 'King of the Texas Rangers'."] ''Files of Jerry Blake'', February 26, 2014. Retrieved: July 12, 2109.</ref>{{efn|Republic liked calling their heroes "King" in order to use the title "King of..."<ref>Harmon and [[Donald F. Glut|Glut]] 1973, p. 283.</ref> The studio had found success with this naming scheme following the adaptation of [[Zane Grey]]'s ''[[King of the Royal Mounted (serial)|King of the Royal Mounted]]''.<ref>Cline 1984, p. 23.</ref>}}{{TOC limit|limit=2}}
'''''King of the Texas Rangers''''' ([[1941 in film|1941]]) is a [[Republic Pictures|Republic]] [[Serial (film)|film serial]].

''King of the Texas Rangers'' is slightly [[anachronistic]] in that it features a mix of period western and modern elements, which was not unknown in the B-Western films also produced by Republic. In this case, [[Cowboy]]s vs. [[Nazism|Nazis]]. Although the serial's plot involves Nazi agents in [[Texas]], this serial predates America's entry into [[World War II]]. The Nazis are never named as such but it is strongly implied within the serial


==Plot==
==Plot==
When Tom King's [[Texas Ranger]] father is shot dead by Nazi sabateurs, he leaves college and joins the Texas Rangers himself. Shortly he is given the mission of avenging his father's death and defeating the foreign agents.
When Captain King of the [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Rangers]] is murdered by saboteurs, his son, Tom ([[Sammy Baugh|"Slingin' Sammy Baugh"]]), a famous football star, leaves college and joins the Texas Rangers himself. Shortly after, Tom is given the mission of avenging his father's death and defeating the foreign agents.


King teams up with Sally Crane, a reporter who witnessed his father's murder, and Mexican officer Pedro Garcia, who shares an interest as the agents are working across the border in both countries.
John Barton ([[Neil Hamilton (actor)|Neil Hamilton]]), supposedly a respectable citizen, works with "His Excellency" ([[Rudolph Anders]]), a mysterious leader of a gang of saboteurs, intent on destroying the Dobe Hills Oil Company oil fields in Texas. Tom teams up with Sally Crane ([[Pauline Moore]]), a reporter who witnessed his father's murder, and Mexican officer Lt. Pedro Garcia ([[Duncan Renaldo]]). The agents are working across the border in both countries with destroying the saboteurs' hideouts being their goal.


One of the targets of the gang of saboteurs is an invention by Professor Nelson (Joseph Forte) who has developed a new type of aviation fuel. Tom protects the professor, riding aboard a train as his bodyguard. foiling the plot to kidnap the inventor. When rumours spread that the new aviation fuel is dangerous, Tom and Sally set out in an aircraft to prove the fuel is safe. When Pedro learns that Tom's aircraft is rigged with a time bomb, he warns him in time for Sally and Tom to parachute to safety.
==Cast==
* [[Sammy Baugh|"Slingin' Sammy Baugh"]] as Ranger Tom King Jr
* [[Neil Hamilton (actor)|Neil Hamilton]] as John Barton/Felix Hauptman
* [[Pauline Moore]] as Sally Crane
* [[Duncan Renaldo]] as Lt Pedro Garcia
* [[Charles Trowbridge]] as Robert Crawford
* [[Herbert Rawlinson]] as Colonel Lee Avery
* [[Frank Darien]] as Pop Evans
* [[Rudolph Anders]] as His Excellency
* [[Jack Ingram (actor)|Jack Ingram]] as Shorty


The saboteurs plan to destroy the Whitney Dam would flood the oil fields in Texas, and when Sally finds one of their hideouts, Tom has to rescue her. Barton and his gang finally get their hands on the formula for the special aviation fuel and set out in a [[dirigible]] flown by "His Excellency". Their attack on the oil fields is thwarted when Tom and Pedro crash their aircraft into the dirigible, killing the gang. The two lawmen parachute to safety and are later honoured by the Texas Rangers for their bravery.
==Production==
''King of the Texas Rangers'' was budgeted at $138,536 although the final [[negative cost]] was $139,701 (a $1,165, or 0.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1941.<ref name="mathis" />

It was filmed between [[17 June]] and [[18 July]] [[1941]].<ref name="mathis" /> The serial's production number was 996.<ref name="mathis" />

Other actors were curious and sceptical about footballer Sammy Baugh as the lead in a sort of western. However, according to co-star Kenne Duncan, Baugh turned out to be a good horseman (he was raised on a ranch in Texas), took direction well and learned about acting quickly.<ref name="GMS">{{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 = 116, 119
| chapter = 5. Real Life Heroes "Just Strangle the Lion in Your Usual Way"
}}</ref>

In the opinions of Harmon and Glut, this serial contains "one of the greatest cliffhangers of all time." King (Baugh) jumps onto a speeding train and gets into the engine cab just as the train enters a tunnel in a mountain. The villains detonate explosives causing a landslide at the other end of the tunnel. In the resolution, Baugh yells "Open that throttle!" and the train shoots out of the tunnel to safety.<ref name="GMS" />

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 (serial)|King of the Royal Mounted]]''.<ref>{{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
| chapter = 11. New Masks for New Heroes "Get That Masked Trouble Maker"
| page = 283
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| last = Cline
| first = William C.
| title = In the Nick of Time
| origyear = 1984
| publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc.
| isbn = 078640471X
| chapter = 2. In Search of Ammunition
| page = 23
}}</ref>

==Release==
===Theatrical===
''King of the Texas Rangers''' official release date is [[4 October]] [[1941]], although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.<ref name="mathis" />

===Television===
In the early 1950s, ''King of the Texas Rangers'' was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.<ref name="mathis" />


==Chapter titles==
==Chapter titles==
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# Trail of Death (16min 40s)
# Trail of Death (16min 40s)
# Code of the Rangers (16min 47s)
# Code of the Rangers (16min 47s)
<sub>Source:</sub><ref>{{cite book
<sub>Source:</sub><ref>Cline 1984, p. 231.</ref>

| last = Cline
==Cast==
| first = William C.
{{div col}}
| title = In the Nick of Time
* [[Sammy Baugh|"Slingin' Sammy Baugh"]] as Ranger Tom King Jr.
| origyear = 1984
* [[Neil Hamilton (actor)|Neil Hamilton]] as John Barton/Felix Hauptman
| publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc.
* [[Pauline Moore]] as Sally Crane
| isbn = 078640471X
* [[Duncan Renaldo]] as Lt Pedro Garcia
| chapter = Filmography
* [[Charles Trowbridge]] as Robert Crawford
| page = 231
* [[Herbert Rawlinson]] as Colonel Lee Avery
}}</ref><ref name="mathis" />
* [[Frank Darien]] as Pop Evans
* [[Rudolph Anders]] as His Excellency
* [[Jack Ingram (actor)|Jack Ingram]] as Shorty
* Joseph Forte as Professor Nelson
{{div col end}}

==Production==
''King of the Texas Rangers'' (production number 996) was budgeted at $138,536 although the final [[negative cost]] was $139,701 (a $1,165, or 0.8%, overspend). The serial was the cheapest Republic serial of 1941. ''King of the Texas Rangers'' was filmed in the [[Big Bear Valley]], [[San Bernardino National Forest]], California between June 17 and July 18, 1941.<ref name="mathis" />

Other actors were curious and skeptical about footballer Sammy Baugh as the lead in a sort of western. However, according to co-star Kenne Duncan, Baugh turned out to be a good horseman (he was raised on a ranch, in Texas), took direction well and learned about acting quickly.<ref name="GMS">Harmon and [[Donald F. Glut|Glut]] 1973, pp. 116, 119.</ref>

In the opinions of researchers Jim Harmon and [[Donald F. Glut]], ''King of the Texas Rangers'' contains "one of the greatest cliffhangers of all time." King (Baugh) jumps onto a speeding train and gets into the engine cab just as the train enters a tunnel in a mountain. The villains detonate explosives causing a landslide at the other end of the tunnel. In the resolution, Baugh yells: "Open that throttle!" and the train shoots out of the tunnel to safety.<ref name="GMS" />

==Reception==
The official release date of ''King of the Texas Rangers'' is October 4, 1941, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. In the early 1950s, ''King of the Texas Rangers'' was one of 14 Republic serials edited into a television series broadcast in six, 26½-minute episodes.<ref name="mathis" />

''King of the Texas Rangers'' was reviewed by Jesse Sublett in his retrospective analysis of the myth of the Texas Rangers, "Lone On The Range: Texas Lawmen: A history of the Texas Rangers". Sublett said: "A search of movie databases can quickly overwhelm the researcher with Ranger movies ...". ''King of the Texas Rangers'' is identified as the most important film on the mythology of the Rangers from the period 1926–1948.<ref>Sublett, Jesse. [https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/lone-on-the-range-texas-lawmen/ "Lone On The Range: Texas Lawmen: A history of the Texas Rangers."] ''Texas Monthly'', December 31, 1969. Retrieved: July 12, 2019.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}
{{notelist}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin}}
* Cline, William C. "Filmography". "2. In Search of Ammunition", ''In the Nick of Time''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1984, {{ISBN|978-0-89950-101-7}}.
* Harmon, Jim and Donald F. Glut. "5. Real Life Heroes "Just Strangle the Lion in Your Usual Way", ''The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury''. New York: Routledge, 1973. {{ISBN|978-0-7130-0097-9}}.
* Mathis, Jack. ''Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement''. South Barrington, Illinois: Jack Mathis Advertising, 1995. {{ISBN|0-9632878-1-8}}.
* Rainey, Buck. ''Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912–1956''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-47660-448-0}}.
* Weiss, Ken and Ed Goodgold. ''To be Continued ...: A Complete Guide to Motion Picture Serials''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1973. {{ISBN|0-517-166259}}.
{{Refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{AllMovie title|27455}}
*[http://www.serialexperience.com/showarticle.php?fldRecNum=270 King of the Texas Rangers at Todd Gault's Movie Serial Experience]
* [http://www.serialexperience.com/showarticle.php?fldRecNum=270 King of the Texas Rangers at Todd Gault's Movie Serial Experience] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806190609/http://serialexperience.com/showarticle.php?fldRecNum=270 |date=August 6, 2007 }}


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Latest revision as of 05:42, 6 September 2024

King of the Texas Rangers
Directed by
Written by
Produced byHiram S. Brown Jr.
Starring
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • October 4, 1941 (1941-10-04) (U.S. serial)[1]
Running time
  • 12 chapters (215 minutes) (serial)[1]
  • 6 26½-minute episodes (TV)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$138,536 (negative cost: $139,701)[1]

King of the Texas Rangers (1941) is a Republic film serial.[2] Set in the years prior to America entering World War II, the plot is slightly anachronistic in that the serial features a mix of period western and modern elements, which was not unknown in the B-Western films also produced by Republic.[3] Although the serial's plot involves cowboys battling Axis agents in Texas, Nazis are never named as such, but their presence is strongly implied within the serial.[4][a]

Plot

[edit]

When Captain King of the Texas Rangers is murdered by saboteurs, his son, Tom ("Slingin' Sammy Baugh"), a famous football star, leaves college and joins the Texas Rangers himself. Shortly after, Tom is given the mission of avenging his father's death and defeating the foreign agents.

John Barton (Neil Hamilton), supposedly a respectable citizen, works with "His Excellency" (Rudolph Anders), a mysterious leader of a gang of saboteurs, intent on destroying the Dobe Hills Oil Company oil fields in Texas. Tom teams up with Sally Crane (Pauline Moore), a reporter who witnessed his father's murder, and Mexican officer Lt. Pedro Garcia (Duncan Renaldo). The agents are working across the border in both countries with destroying the saboteurs' hideouts being their goal.

One of the targets of the gang of saboteurs is an invention by Professor Nelson (Joseph Forte) who has developed a new type of aviation fuel. Tom protects the professor, riding aboard a train as his bodyguard. foiling the plot to kidnap the inventor. When rumours spread that the new aviation fuel is dangerous, Tom and Sally set out in an aircraft to prove the fuel is safe. When Pedro learns that Tom's aircraft is rigged with a time bomb, he warns him in time for Sally and Tom to parachute to safety.

The saboteurs plan to destroy the Whitney Dam would flood the oil fields in Texas, and when Sally finds one of their hideouts, Tom has to rescue her. Barton and his gang finally get their hands on the formula for the special aviation fuel and set out in a dirigible flown by "His Excellency". Their attack on the oil fields is thwarted when Tom and Pedro crash their aircraft into the dirigible, killing the gang. The two lawmen parachute to safety and are later honoured by the Texas Rangers for their bravery.

Chapter titles

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  1. The Fifth Column Strikes (29min 11s)
  2. Dead End (17min 42s)
  3. Manhunt (16min 42s)
  4. Trapped (17min 9s)
  5. Test Flight (16min 40s)
  6. Double Danger (16min 30s)
  7. Death Takes the Witness (16min 43s)
  8. Counterfeit Trail (16min 48s)
  9. Ambush (16min 48s)
  10. Sky Raiders (16min 51s)
  11. Trail of Death (16min 40s)
  12. Code of the Rangers (16min 47s)

Source:[7]

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

King of the Texas Rangers (production number 996) was budgeted at $138,536 although the final negative cost was $139,701 (a $1,165, or 0.8%, overspend). The serial was the cheapest Republic serial of 1941. King of the Texas Rangers was filmed in the Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California between June 17 and July 18, 1941.[1]

Other actors were curious and skeptical about footballer Sammy Baugh as the lead in a sort of western. However, according to co-star Kenne Duncan, Baugh turned out to be a good horseman (he was raised on a ranch, in Texas), took direction well and learned about acting quickly.[8]

In the opinions of researchers Jim Harmon and Donald F. Glut, King of the Texas Rangers contains "one of the greatest cliffhangers of all time." King (Baugh) jumps onto a speeding train and gets into the engine cab just as the train enters a tunnel in a mountain. The villains detonate explosives causing a landslide at the other end of the tunnel. In the resolution, Baugh yells: "Open that throttle!" and the train shoots out of the tunnel to safety.[8]

Reception

[edit]

The official release date of King of the Texas Rangers is October 4, 1941, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. In the early 1950s, King of the Texas Rangers was one of 14 Republic serials edited into a television series broadcast in six, 26½-minute episodes.[1]

King of the Texas Rangers was reviewed by Jesse Sublett in his retrospective analysis of the myth of the Texas Rangers, "Lone On The Range: Texas Lawmen: A history of the Texas Rangers". Sublett said: "A search of movie databases can quickly overwhelm the researcher with Ranger movies ...". King of the Texas Rangers is identified as the most important film on the mythology of the Rangers from the period 1926–1948.[9]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Republic liked calling their heroes "King" in order to use the title "King of..."[5] The studio had found success with this naming scheme following the adaptation of Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted.[6]

Citations

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f Mathis 1995, pp. 3, 10, 56–57.
  2. ^ Rainey 2010, p. 135.
  3. ^ Weiss and Goodgold 1973, p. 188.
  4. ^ Blake, Jerry. "Review: 'King of the Texas Rangers'." Files of Jerry Blake, February 26, 2014. Retrieved: July 12, 2109.
  5. ^ Harmon and Glut 1973, p. 283.
  6. ^ Cline 1984, p. 23.
  7. ^ Cline 1984, p. 231.
  8. ^ a b Harmon and Glut 1973, pp. 116, 119.
  9. ^ Sublett, Jesse. "Lone On The Range: Texas Lawmen: A history of the Texas Rangers." Texas Monthly, December 31, 1969. Retrieved: July 12, 2019.

Bibliography

[edit]
  • Cline, William C. "Filmography". "2. In Search of Ammunition", In the Nick of Time. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1984, ISBN 978-0-89950-101-7.
  • Harmon, Jim and Donald F. Glut. "5. Real Life Heroes "Just Strangle the Lion in Your Usual Way", The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. New York: Routledge, 1973. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
  • Mathis, Jack. Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. South Barrington, Illinois: Jack Mathis Advertising, 1995. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.
  • Rainey, Buck. Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912–1956. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2010. ISBN 978-1-47660-448-0.
  • Weiss, Ken and Ed Goodgold. To be Continued ...: A Complete Guide to Motion Picture Serials. New York: Bonanza Books, 1973. ISBN 0-517-166259.
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