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Rangers of Fortune

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
68
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Betty Brewer, Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
Western

Two cowboys come to the aid of a town under the control of a crooked boss.Two cowboys come to the aid of a town under the control of a crooked boss.Two cowboys come to the aid of a town under the control of a crooked boss.

  • Director
    • Sam Wood
  • Writer
    • Frank Butler
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Albert Dekker
    • Gilbert Roland
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    68
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Wood
    • Writer
      • Frank Butler
    • Stars
      • Fred MacMurray
      • Albert Dekker
      • Gilbert Roland
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Gil Farra
    Albert Dekker
    Albert Dekker
    • George Bird
    Gilbert Roland
    Gilbert Roland
    • Antonio Hernandez Sierra
    Patricia Morison
    Patricia Morison
    • Sharon McCloud
    Joseph Schildkraut
    Joseph Schildkraut
    • Col. Lewis Rebstock
    Dick Foran
    Dick Foran
    • Johnny Cash
    Betty Brewer
    Betty Brewer
    • Mary Elizabeth 'Squib' Clayborn
    Arthur B. Allen
    • Mr. Prout
    • (as Arthur Allen)
    Bernard Nedell
    Bernard Nedell
    • Tod Shelby
    Brandon Tynan
    Brandon Tynan
    • Homer Granville Clayborn
    Minor Watson
    Minor Watson
    • Clem Bowdry
    Rosa Turich
    Rosa Turich
    • Caressa
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Mr. Ellis
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Water Thug
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Bell
    Hank Bell
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Burslem
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Rod Cameron
    Rod Cameron
    • Shelby Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Casey
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Wood
    • Writer
      • Frank Butler
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. It's initial television broadcasts took place in Los Angeles Wednesday 7 January 1959 on KNXT (Channel 2), followed by Chicago Thursday 8 January 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2); in Omaha it first aired 14 April 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), in Asheville 19 April 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), in Boston 16 August 1959 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Seattle 23 August 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), in St. Louis 16 September 1959 on KMOX (Channel 4), in Milwaukee 1 October 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), in Toledo 4 November 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11), in Cleveland 4 November 1959 on WJW (Channel 8), in Pittsburgh 8 December 1959 on KDKA (Channel 2), and in Cincinnati 23 September 1960 on WKRC (Channel 12).

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    8/10

    Good classical western

    Well, nothing special to say about this western from director Sam Wood, where a trio of leads are in charge of the entertaining job. This not Sam Wood's best picture, not his most famous, maybe because the topic is so predictable, with good guys vs villains whom they want to get a small town rid off. If you search something unusual, some surprise, forget this film, despite its obvious quality in directing and acting. Very forties in its film making and acting, I mean you did not find such schemes in the fifties. In the forties, there were many westerns involving a group of "good" guys, and rarely lonesome heroes. And among those pals, there was usually one of them "worst" than the others. So, to summarize, that's a good western for die hard fans of the genre, that's all.
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los aventureros de Santa Marta
    • Filming locations
      • Victorville, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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