King of the Forest Rangers
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King of the Forest Rangers (1946
) is a Republic
film serial
.
was $137,320 (a $2,372, or 1.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.
It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945. The serial's production number was 1595.
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
.
Source:
) is a Republic
film serial
.
was $137,320 (a $2,372, or 1.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.
It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945. The serial's production number was 1595.
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
.
Source:
) is a Republic
film serial
.
was $137,320 (a $2,372, or 1.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.
It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945. The serial's production number was 1595.
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
.
Source:
1946 in film
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
) is a Republic
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
.
Cast
- Larry ThompsonLarry ThompsonLarry Dean Thompson is an American lawyer, most notable for his service as deputy Attorney General of the United States under United States President George W. Bush until August 2003...
as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King - Helen Talbot as Marion Brennan
- Stuart HamblenStuart HamblenStuart Hamblen , born Stuart Carl Hamblen, was one of American radio's first singing cowboys in 1926, and later became a Christian songwriter, temperance supporter and recurring candidate for political office....
as Prof Carver - Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
as Burt Spear - LeRoy MasonLeRoy MasonLeRoy Mason was an American film actor. He died on the set of California Firebrand after suffering a heart attack.-Selected filmography:The following were with John Wayne:* Maker of Men...
as "Flush" Haliday - Scott Elliott as Andrews/Bryan/Merkle/Sands
Production
King of the Forest Rangers was budgeted at $134,948 although the final negative costNegative cost
Negative cost is the cost of actually producing and shooting a film. It does not include such costs as distribution and promotion.Low-budget movies, for example The Blair Witch Project, can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.The term comes from the costs up to the...
was $137,320 (a $2,372, or 1.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.
It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945. The serial's production number was 1595.
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
King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted is a fictional series featuring the character Dave King, created by Stephen Slesinger in 1936. Slesinger licensed popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed the character as Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted....
.
Stunts
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King (doubling Larry Thompson) - David Sharpe as Prof Carver (doubling Stuart Hamblen)
- Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Burt Spear (doubling Anthony Warde) - Carey LoftinCarey LoftinCarey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...
- Eddie ParkerEddie ParkerEddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...
- Ken TerrellKen TerrellKen Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...
- Sailor Vincent
- Bud WolfeBud WolfeRoland 'Bud' Wolfe was an American pilot who parachuted from an RAF Spitfire plane into a peat bog on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, on November 30, 1941. The incident initiated a diplomatic row between Britain and Ireland....
- Joe Yrigoyen
Theatrical
King of the Forest Rangers official release date is 27 April 1946, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.Television
In the early 1950s, King of the Forest Rangers was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.Chapter titles
- The Mystery of the Towers (20min)
- Shattered Evidence (13min 20s)
- Terror by Night (13min 20s)
- Deluge of Destruction (13min 20s)
- Pursuit into Peril (13min 20s)
- Brink of Doom (13min 20s)
- Design for Murder (13min 20s)
- The Flying Coffin (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
- S.O.S. Ranger (13min 20s)
- The Death Detector (13min 20s)
- The Flaming Pit (13min 20s)
- Tower of Vengeance (13min 20s)
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External links
King of the Forest Rangers (19461946 in film
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
) is a Republic
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
.
Cast
- Larry ThompsonLarry ThompsonLarry Dean Thompson is an American lawyer, most notable for his service as deputy Attorney General of the United States under United States President George W. Bush until August 2003...
as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King - Helen Talbot as Marion Brennan
- Stuart HamblenStuart HamblenStuart Hamblen , born Stuart Carl Hamblen, was one of American radio's first singing cowboys in 1926, and later became a Christian songwriter, temperance supporter and recurring candidate for political office....
as Prof Carver - Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
as Burt Spear - LeRoy MasonLeRoy MasonLeRoy Mason was an American film actor. He died on the set of California Firebrand after suffering a heart attack.-Selected filmography:The following were with John Wayne:* Maker of Men...
as "Flush" Haliday - Scott Elliott as Andrews/Bryan/Merkle/Sands
Production
King of the Forest Rangers was budgeted at $134,948 although the final negative costNegative cost
Negative cost is the cost of actually producing and shooting a film. It does not include such costs as distribution and promotion.Low-budget movies, for example The Blair Witch Project, can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.The term comes from the costs up to the...
was $137,320 (a $2,372, or 1.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.
It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945. The serial's production number was 1595.
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
King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted is a fictional series featuring the character Dave King, created by Stephen Slesinger in 1936. Slesinger licensed popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed the character as Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted....
.
Stunts
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King (doubling Larry Thompson) - David Sharpe as Prof Carver (doubling Stuart Hamblen)
- Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Burt Spear (doubling Anthony Warde) - Carey LoftinCarey LoftinCarey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...
- Eddie ParkerEddie ParkerEddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...
- Ken TerrellKen TerrellKen Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...
- Sailor Vincent
- Bud WolfeBud WolfeRoland 'Bud' Wolfe was an American pilot who parachuted from an RAF Spitfire plane into a peat bog on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, on November 30, 1941. The incident initiated a diplomatic row between Britain and Ireland....
- Joe Yrigoyen
Theatrical
King of the Forest Rangers official release date is 27 April 1946, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.Television
In the early 1950s, King of the Forest Rangers was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.Chapter titles
- The Mystery of the Towers (20min)
- Shattered Evidence (13min 20s)
- Terror by Night (13min 20s)
- Deluge of Destruction (13min 20s)
- Pursuit into Peril (13min 20s)
- Brink of Doom (13min 20s)
- Design for Murder (13min 20s)
- The Flying Coffin (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
- S.O.S. Ranger (13min 20s)
- The Death Detector (13min 20s)
- The Flaming Pit (13min 20s)
- Tower of Vengeance (13min 20s)
Source:
External links
King of the Forest Rangers (19461946 in film
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
) is a Republic
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
.
Cast
- Larry ThompsonLarry ThompsonLarry Dean Thompson is an American lawyer, most notable for his service as deputy Attorney General of the United States under United States President George W. Bush until August 2003...
as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King - Helen Talbot as Marion Brennan
- Stuart HamblenStuart HamblenStuart Hamblen , born Stuart Carl Hamblen, was one of American radio's first singing cowboys in 1926, and later became a Christian songwriter, temperance supporter and recurring candidate for political office....
as Prof Carver - Anthony WardeAnthony WardeAnthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...
as Burt Spear - LeRoy MasonLeRoy MasonLeRoy Mason was an American film actor. He died on the set of California Firebrand after suffering a heart attack.-Selected filmography:The following were with John Wayne:* Maker of Men...
as "Flush" Haliday - Scott Elliott as Andrews/Bryan/Merkle/Sands
Production
King of the Forest Rangers was budgeted at $134,948 although the final negative costNegative cost
Negative cost is the cost of actually producing and shooting a film. It does not include such costs as distribution and promotion.Low-budget movies, for example The Blair Witch Project, can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.The term comes from the costs up to the...
was $137,320 (a $2,372, or 1.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.
It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945. The serial's production number was 1595.
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
King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted is a fictional series featuring the character Dave King, created by Stephen Slesinger in 1936. Slesinger licensed popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed the character as Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted....
.
Stunts
- Tom SteeleTom Steele (stuntman)Tom Steele was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.-Early life:...
as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King (doubling Larry Thompson) - David Sharpe as Prof Carver (doubling Stuart Hamblen)
- Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
as Burt Spear (doubling Anthony Warde) - Carey LoftinCarey LoftinCarey Loftin was an American actor and stuntman. One of his most famous roles was as the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel, although his face was never seen...
- Eddie ParkerEddie ParkerEddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...
- Ken TerrellKen TerrellKen Terrell was an American western and action film actor and stuntman best known for playing Joe Marcella in the 1956 film The Indestructible Man. He died March 8, 1966 from arteriosclerosis-Partial filmography:...
- Sailor Vincent
- Bud WolfeBud WolfeRoland 'Bud' Wolfe was an American pilot who parachuted from an RAF Spitfire plane into a peat bog on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, on November 30, 1941. The incident initiated a diplomatic row between Britain and Ireland....
- Joe Yrigoyen
Theatrical
King of the Forest Rangers official release date is 27 April 1946, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.Television
In the early 1950s, King of the Forest Rangers was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.Chapter titles
- The Mystery of the Towers (20min)
- Shattered Evidence (13min 20s)
- Terror by Night (13min 20s)
- Deluge of Destruction (13min 20s)
- Pursuit into Peril (13min 20s)
- Brink of Doom (13min 20s)
- Design for Murder (13min 20s)
- The Flying Coffin (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
- S.O.S. Ranger (13min 20s)
- The Death Detector (13min 20s)
- The Flaming Pit (13min 20s)
- Tower of Vengeance (13min 20s)
Source: