''Lone Star Ranger'' is a 1942 American
Western
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film directed by
James Tinling
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and written by William Conselman Jr., Irving Cummings Jr. and George Kane. The film stars
John Kimbrough
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,
Sheila Ryan
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Career
Born in Topeka, Kansas, Ryan went to Hollywood in 1939 at the age of 18. Her acting career b ...
,
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor.
Life and career
Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Co ...
,
William Farnum
William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time.
Biography
Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachus ...
,
Truman Bradley and
George E. Stone
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Stone was born Gerschon Lichtenstein in Łódź, Congress Poland, into ...
. The film was released on March 20, 1942, by
20th Century Fox
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. It was the fourth and final film adaptation of
the novel of the same name by
Zane Grey
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. William Farnum had appeared in the first adaptation of the novel, a
1919 silent film of the same name. In that version he had starred in the leading role, which was named "Steele", who avenged the murder of Major McNeil, which is the role he plays in this film.
Plot
Cast
* John Kimbrough as Buck Duane
*
Sheila Ryan
Sheila Ryan (born Katherine Elizabeth McLaughlin, June 8, 1921 – November 4, 1975) was an American actress who appeared in more than 60 movies.
Career
Born in Topeka, Kansas, Ryan went to Hollywood in 1939 at the age of 18. Her acting career b ...
as Barbara Longstreth
*
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor.
Life and career
Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Co ...
as Judge
ohn Ohn is a Burmese name, used by people from Myanmar. Notable people with the name include:
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Longstreth
*
William Farnum
William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time.
Biography
Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachus ...
as Major McNeil
*
Truman Bradley as Phil Lawson
*
George E. Stone
George E. Stone (born Gerschon Lichtenstein; May 18, 1903 – May 26, 1967) was a Polish-born American character actor in films, radio, and television.
Life and career
Stone was born Gerschon Lichtenstein in Łódź, Congress Poland, into ...
as Euchre
*
Russell Simpson as Tom Duane
*
Dorothy Burgess
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as Trixie
*
Tom Fadden
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Early life
Fadden was born in Bayard, Iowa, on January 6, 1895; his fathe ...
as Sam
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Fred Kohler Jr.
Fred Kohler Jr. (July 8, 1911 – January 7, 1993) was an American actor who performed in a number of Westerns such as '' The Pecos Kid'' and ''Toll of the Desert''. He played nearly 130 film and television roles between 1929 and 1978.
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as Red
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Eddy C. Waller as Clem Mitchell
*
Harry Hayden
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as Sheriff
*
George Melford
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as Jim Hardin
*
Tom London
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as Fletcher
*
Eva Puig
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Partial filmography
* ''The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' (1936) - Mrs. Luigi (uncredited)
* '' Rancho Grande'' (1940) - Mama Fernandez (uncredited)
* ''Forty Little Mothers'' (1940) - Ma ...
as Maria
*
Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s.
Life and career
Corey attended New Utrecht High ...
as Clerk
*
Robert Homans
Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career.
Life and career
Robert Homans was born November 8, 1877, in Malden, Massachusetts. Although he studied ...
as Bartender
* Herbert Ashley as Bartender
*
Alec Craig
Alexander Younger Craig (30 March 1884 – 25 June 1945) was a Scottish-born American character actor, particularly known for his roles in ''Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935) and ''National Velvet'' (1944). He was particularly known for portraying ...
as Mr. Strong
*
Almira Sessions
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as Mrs. Strong
*
Syd Saylor
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as Hotel clerk
References
External links
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1942 films
20th Century Fox films
American Western (genre) films
1942 Western (genre) films
Films directed by James Tinling
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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