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Budget
  
137,320 USD

Cinematography
  
Bud Thackery

Language
  
English

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Adventure

Producer
  
Ronald Davidson

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

King of the Forest Rangers movie poster

Director
  
Spencer Gordon Bennet Fred C. Brannon

Writer
  
Albert DeMond
,
Basil Dickey
,
Jesse Duffy
,
Lynn Perkins

Release date
  
April 27, 1946 (1946-04-27) (U.S. serial)

Directors
  
Fred C. Brannon, Spencer Gordon Bennet

Cast
  
Larry Thompson
(Capt. Steve King),
Helen Talbot
(Marion Brennan),
Stuart Hamblen
(Prof. Carver),
Anthony Warde
(Burt Spear),
LeRoy Mason
('Flush' Haliday),
Scott Elliott
(Andrews / Bryan / Merkle / Sands)

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King of the Forest Rangers (1946) is a Republic film serial.

Contents

King of the Forest Rangers KING OF THE FOREST RANGERS 12 CHAPTER SERIAL 1946 for sale

Cast

  • Larry Thompson as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King
  • Helen Talbot as Marion Brennan
  • Stuart Hamblen as Prof Carver
  • Anthony Warde as Burt Spear
  • LeRoy Mason 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 cost 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 Grey's King of the Royal Mounted.

    Stunts

  • Tom Steele as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King (doubling Larry Thompson)
  • David Sharpe as Prof Carver (doubling Stuart Hamblen)
  • Dale Van Sickel as Burt Spear (doubling Anthony Warde)
  • Carey Loftin
  • Eddie Parker
  • Ken Terrell
  • Sailor Vincent
  • Bud Wolfe
  • Joe Yrigoyen

    • Special effects

    Special effects created by the Lydecker brothers.

    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

    1. The Mystery of the Towers (20min)
    2. Shattered Evidence (13min 20s)
    3. Terror by Night (13min 20s)
    4. Deluge of Destruction (13min 20s)
    5. Pursuit into Peril (13min 20s)
    6. Brink of Doom (13min 20s)
    7. Design for Murder (13min 20s)
    8. The Flying Coffin (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
    9. S.O.S. Ranger (13min 20s)
    10. The Death Detector (13min 20s)
    11. The Flaming Pit (13min 20s)
    12. Tower of Vengeance (13min 20s)

    Source:

    References

    King of the Forest Rangers Wikipedia
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    King of the Forest Rangers IMDbKing of the Forest Rangers themoviedb.org