Law of the Range

1941 film by Ray Taylor

  • June 20, 1941 (1941-06-20)
Running time
59 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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]

Plot

Steve 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

  • 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

This 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

The film was released in the United States on July, 20 1941.[3]

Music

The film includes the song ’Pals of the Prairie’ (by Robert Crawford) played by The KCBS-Texas Rangers.[5]

References

  1. ^ Drew, Bernard A. (December 4, 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2.
  2. ^ Law of the Range (1941) - Ray Taylor | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved December 30, 2023
  3. ^ a b Silva, George Batista Da (April 26, 2020). Ray Taylor (in European Portuguese). Clube de Autores.
  4. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1953). Motion Pictures. The Office.
  5. ^ Silva, George Batista Da (July 27, 2013). Johnny Mack Brown (in Portuguese). Clube de Autores.

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