The Rangers Ride
Seen it?1948 | 56 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved Silverado, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
After the Texas Rangers are disbanded, the the reconstruction years following the Civil War, a private state-police force extorts money from the citizens in a "protection" scheme. Ex-Rangers Jimmy Wakely and "Cannonball" Taylor foil an arrest by state-police officers Hamon and Kelly. Commissioner Jed Brant tells his nephew that his old friend Jimmy is plotting against the law-and-order forces. Vic's fiancée and ranch-owner, Sheila Carol, refuses to sign up with the crooked police outfit, and believes Jimmy is an outlaw. On Chief Barton's order, Hamon shoots ex-Rangers Murphy and Payson, so they can be blamed for a raid on Sheila's ranch.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 309 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Derwin Abrahams
- Jimmy WakelyJimmy Wakely
- Dub TaylorCannonball Taylor
- Virginia BelmontSheila Carroll
- Riley HillVic Sanders
- Marshall ReedPolice Captain Barton
- Steve ClarkJed Brant
- Pierce LydenSergeant Hamon
- Jim DiehlPayson
- Milburn MoranteBullard - Ex-Ranger
- Cactus MackTom Murphy