Law of the Range is a 1941 American western film directed by Ray Taylor using a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe which is based on a story by Charles E. Barnes. A Universal production, the film starred Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day and Riley Hill.[1] AllMovie states it is a remake of another Ray Taylor film, the 1935 feature The Ivory-Handled Gun.[2]
| Law of the Range | |
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| Directed by | Ray Taylor |
| Screenplay by | Sherman L. Lowe Charles E. Barnes |
| Produced by | Will Cowan |
| Starring | Johnny Mack Brown Fuzzy Knight Nell O'Day |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editSteve Howard arrives at the Diamond T Ranch during a fight between rival families, the O’Briens and the Howards, the latter being helped by Squint Jamison.
Cast
edit- Johnny Mack Brown as Steve Howard
- Fuzzy Knight as Chap Chaparral
- Nell O'Day as Mary O'Brien
- Riley Hill (credited as Roy Harris) as Wolverine Kid
- Janet Warren (credited as Elaine Morey) as Virginia O'Brien
- Pat O'Malley as Howard
- Hal Taliaferro as Tim O'Brien
- Charles King as Walt
- Ethan Laidlaw as Hobart
- Jack Rockwell as Sheriff Henderson
- Alan Bridge as Squint Jamison
- Jerome Harte as Kurt
- Terry Frost as Sam Emery
Production
editThis black-and-white film[3] is said to consist of 6 reels and the plot ’suggested by a story by Charles E. Barnes.’[4]
Release
editThe film was released in the United States on July 20, 1941.[3]
Music
editThe film includes the song ’Pals of the Prairie’ (by Robert Crawford) played by The KCBS-Texas Rangers.[5]
References
edit- ^ Drew, Bernard A. (December 4, 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2.
- ^ Law of the Range (1941) - Ray Taylor | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved December 30, 2023
- ^ a b Silva, George Batista Da (April 26, 2020). Ray Taylor (in European Portuguese). Clube de Autores.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1953). Motion Pictures. The Office.
- ^ Silva, George Batista Da (July 27, 2013). Johnny Mack Brown (in Portuguese). Clube de Autores.
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