The Renegade Ranger

Sep 16, 1938

0h 59m

★ 5.2

Blazing guns under a western sky...and a renegade ranger turns the tables on the lawless!

Overview

Two Texas Rangers have their worlds rocked by a wrongfully accused female bandit.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Captain Jack Steele

George O'Brien

Judith Alvarez

Rita Hayworth

Larry Corwin

Tim Holt

Happy

Ray Whitley

Don Juan Campielo

Lucio Villegas

Ben Sanderson

William Royle

Toñia Campielo

Cecilia Callejo

Sheriff Joe Rawlings

Neal Hart

Henchman Monte

Monte Montague

Henchman Idaho

Bob Kortman

Manuel

Charles Stevens

Hank

James Pier Mason

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