The Fighting Ranger

Mar 17, 1934

1h 0m

★ 5.0

He became a thief -- to catch a thief!

Overview

The Buck Jones western The Fighting Ranger utilizes its familiar plotline with excellent results. When Jones' kid brother is killed by the villains, our hero quits the Texas Rangers and sets off to seek vengeance on his own. He ends up just below the Mexican border, where bandit leader Cougar (Bradley Page) lives high off the hog, knowing he can't be extradited.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Jim Houston (as Charles Buck Jones)

Buck Jones

Tonita, Cantina Singer

Dorothy Revier

Thunder, Texas Ranger

Frank Rice

Cougar the Half Breed

Bradley Page

Dave, Cougar Henchman

Ward Bond

Ranger Captain Wilkes

Frank LaRue

Bob Houston - Jim's Brother

Paddy O'Flynn

Waitress in Eureka (as Mozelle Brittonne)

Mozelle Britton

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