The Renegade Ranger

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Movie
Original title The Renegade Ranger
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1938
length 72 minutes
Rod
Director David Howard
script Oliver Drake ,
Bennett Cohen
production Bert Gilroy
music Roy Webb
camera Harry J. Wild
cut Frederic Knudtson
occupation

The Renegade Ranger is a 1938 American western starring George O'Brien and Rita Hayworth .

action

The young farm owner Judith Alvarez is charged with the murder of a dubious tax collector. A corrupt political entrepreneur in the region named Ben Sanderson was actually behind the murder. With Judith's arrest, he promises to get the rival for the farmland out of the way. To his surprise, however, Judith's loyal followers manage to free her from prison.

Captain Jack Steele, a Texas Ranger , and the hothead Larry Corwin are tasked with maintaining law and order in the troubled region. Captain Steele is injured while hunting Judith. But instead of leaving him to his fate, the young farmer takes him in and takes care of his wounds. At a small party at which Steele and Judith dance together, he comes to the conclusion that Judith is innocent. And so he decides to bring the real people responsible for the murder under lock and key. This turns out to be more difficult than initially thought. But together, Steele and Judith's people succeed in overcoming the gang of criminals. In the end, Steele and Judith openly reveal their already cherished feelings for each other and they happily embrace.

background

Rita Hayworth, who was loaned to RKO Pictures by Columbia Pictures for the film , is said to have later told a reporter that she had the hardest hours of her career filming The Renegade Ranger when she was armed with two revolvers on one in one scene wild Mustang had to ride away. However, one does not notice her insecurity and pathological fear of horses in her performance.

George O'Brien, the hero of numerous westerns of the 1930s, later commented on Hayworth with praise that she had never forgotten to ask his advice when she was unsure of a scene that she had never pretended to be more about that Understanding the craft of film than she actually knew and that she wasn't too good to appear in a B-Western. O'Brien was also not surprised when Hayworth later became a superstar: “Rita was exemplary. She ran and moved with such grace. Clichéd as it might sound, but her movements were like poetry. "

Tim Holt , shown here in a supporting role as George O'Brien's assistant, slipped into O'Brien's shoes and took on the male lead in Come on Danger , a remake of The Renegade Ranger in 1942 .

Reviews

The Hollywood Reporter described The Renegade Ranger as the "kind of film that George O'Brien has established as one of the most popular western stars over the years" and "shown here in the best quality". The film is "packed with all sorts of action, daredevil riding and a thrill that should more than please the western fan". Rita Hayworth is a "girl who is falsely accused of murder, a pretty eye-catcher" and provides "a winning performance".

For Daily Variety , The Renegade Ranger was "RKO's best film to date with George O'Brien", which will "excite western fans everywhere". With “an even more respectable presentation than its predecessors”, it will “undoubtedly become the main attraction in most of the cinemas in which it is shown”. Rita Hayworth delivers "one of the best depictions of a western lady in a long time". She was "ideally cast" and had "both acting and riding skills" demonstrated.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerald Peary: Rita Hayworth. Your films - your life . Heyne, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-453-86031-4 .
  2. ↑ “Rita carried herself beautifully. She walked and moved with such grace! Cliché though it might be, she was poetry in motion. " George O'Brien cited. after Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 96.
  3. ↑ cf. Articles on tcm.com
  4. ↑ “The type of picture which has kept George O'Brien one of the top ranking western stars through the years, is here seen at its best, packed with plenty of action, hard riding and thrills that should more than please the western fan. [...] Rita Hayworth, the girl falsely accused of murder, is a pretty eyeful who turns in an endearing performance. " The Hollywood Reporter quoted. after Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 96.
  5. ↑ “Best of RKO's George O'Brien starrers to date, The Renegade Ranger will delight western addicts everywhere. Given an even more elaborate presentation than any of its predecessors […] will no doubt top bills in the majority of nabes in which it is screened. […] Rita Hayworth […] turns into one of the finest femme sagebrush performances seen in a long while. Ideally cast, she displays both acting and riding skill. " Daily Variety cit. after Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 96.