''Tex Granger'' is a 1948 American

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featuring the title character as a masked cowboy referred to as ''The Midnight Rider of the Plains'' in the serial's subtitle. It was based on a character from the comic '' Calling All Boys'' while the plot was taken from '' The Last Frontier'' (

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), which was itself based on the novel of the same name by

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. ''Tex Granger'' was the 36th of the 57 serials released by Columbia.

Plot

When Tex Granger rides into Three Buttes, Helen Kent persuades him to buy the local newspaper office. However, loan shark Rance Carson appoints the bandit Blaze Talbot as town marshal to act as his enforcer and soon the town is in chaos. With fighting between rival gangs, Tex dons a mask to become "The Midnight Rider of the Plains" and bring the criminals to justice.

Cast

Robert Kellard Robert Kellard, aka Robert Stevens (April 23, 1915 – January 13, 1981), was an American actor who appeared in over 60 films between 1937 and 1951. Early years Kellard was born Robert Dorsey Kellard April 23, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. H ...

as Tex Granger, The Night Rider * Peggy Stewart as Helen Kent *

Robert 'Buzz' Henry Robert Dee Henry (September 4, 1931 – September 30, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in the 1946 serial film ''Hop Harrigan'', in which he played Jackie Nolan. Life and career Henry was born in Colorado, where his mothe ...

as Timmy Perkins (as Buzz Henry) *

Smith Ballew Sykes "Smith" Ballew (January 21, 1902 – May 2, 1984) was an American actor, sophisticated singer, orchestra leader, and a western singing star. He also was billed as Buddy Blue, Charles Roberts, and Billy Smith. Early years The son of Wil ...

as Marshal Blaze *

Jack Ingram Jack Owen Ingram (born November 15, 1970) is an American country music artist formerly signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eleven studio albums, one extended play, six live albums, and 19 singles. Although ...

as Reno, Gang Leader * I. Stanford Jolley as Rance Carson *

Terry Frost Sir Terence Ernest Manitou Frost RA (13 October 1915 – 1 September 2003) was a British abstract artist, who worked in Newlyn, Cornwall. Frost was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, colour and shape to start a new art movement in ...

as Luke Adams, Carson Henchman hs.1-6* Jim Diehl as Conroy, Carson Henchmen * Britt Wood as Sandy White * Tiny Brauer as Morgan Carson Henchmen (as Bill Brauer) * Duke as Duke, the Dog (as Duke the Wonder Dog)

Chapter titles

# Tex Finds Trouble # Rider of Mystery Mesa # Dead or Alive # Dangerous Trails # Renegade Pass # A Crooked Deal # The Rider Unmasked # Mystery of the Silver Ghost # The Rider Trapped # Midnight Ambush # Renegade Roundup # Carson's Last Draw # Blaze Takes Over # Riding Wild # The Rider Meets Blaze _Source:

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Calling All Boys (by cover image) at Comic Vine
featuring Tex Granger {{Sam Katzman 1948 films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures film serials 1940s English-language films Films based on American comics Films based on American novels Films based on multiple works 1948 Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by Harry L. Fraser American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton Films directed by Derwin Abrahams 1940s American films

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