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The Rangers Take Over(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-12-25
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Time: 0h 53m
He Used His Gun Instead Of His Head--And Had To Join The Outlaws To Prove He Could Make The Grade
Overview:
Jim Steele spots Pete Dawson taking horses over the Mexico-Texas border, but Dawson has an alibi. A new group of recruits arrives at the Ranger station, among them Tex Wyatt, the son of Ranger Captain John Wyatt, whom he hasn't seen for many years. Captain Wyatt tells Tex that he is in the Rangers strictly on his own merit and there will be no favors played. He assigns Tex to pick up Dawson's trail, but orders that no arrest be made without proof.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Alexander-Stern Productions
Movie: The Rangers Take Over
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dave O'Brien
Tex Wyatt
James Newill
Jim Steele
Guy Wilkerson
Panhandle Perkins
Iris Meredith
Jean Lorin
Forrest Taylor
John Wyatt
I. Stanford Jolley
Rance Blair
Charles King
Kip Lane
Harry Harvey
Bill Summers
Lynton Brent
Block Nelson
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Jim Steele spots Pete Dawson taking horses over the Mexico-Texas border, but Dawson has an alibi. A new group of recruits arrives at the Ranger station, among them Tex Wyatt, the son of Ranger Captain John Wyatt, whom he hasn't seen for many years. Captain Wyatt tells Tex that he is in the Rangers strictly on his own merit and there will be no favors played. He assigns Tex to pick up Dawson's trail, but orders that no arrest be made without proof.
Release Date
1942-12-25
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He Used His Gun Instead Of His Head--And Had To Join The Outlaws To Prove He Could Make The Grade
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