Summary
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, he 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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
The film was released in the United States on July, 20 1941.[3]
Music edit
The film includes the song ’Pals of the Prairie’ (by Robert Crawford) played by The KCBS-Texas Rangers.[5]
References edit
- ^ Drew, Bernard A. (December 4, 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2.
- ^ Law of the Range (1941) - Ray Taylor | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved December 30, 2023
- ^ a b Silva, George Batista Da (April 26, 2020). Ray Taylor (in European Portuguese). Clube de Autores.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1953). Motion Pictures. The Office.
- ^ Silva, George Batista Da (July 27, 2013). Johnny Mack Brown (in Portuguese). Clube de Autores.
External links edit
- Law of the Range at IMDb
