Rancho grande is a 1940 american western film directed by frank mcdonald and starring gene autry, smiley burnette, and june storey. In the mid 1930s, the muscular corrigan landed roles in several films. This is the first episode in this series of cowboy action hero westerns that were so popular at the theaters in the 1940s. Early mid 1940 tradepaper articles mentioned that the new series was to be called. Corrigan left the studio with the completion of new frontier 1939.
Overview of the range busters, 1940, directed by roy luby, with ray crash corrigan, john dusty king, max alibi terhune, at turner classic movies. The original gorilla mask seen in films like the ape 1940 was replaced with a. The range busters western movies full length complete youtube. The range busters series ran from 1940 to 1943 and encompassed 24 movies, with the first 16 starring corrigan, king and terhune. Range busters texas trouble shooters western movies full length duration.
Written by bradford ropes, betty burbridge, and peter milne, based on a story by peter milne and connie lee, the film is about a singing cowboy and ranch foreman responsible for completing an important irrigation project and for the three spoiled grandchildren of. Find similar and related movies for the range busters 1940 roy luby, roy claire on allmovie. With the range busters, luby did double duty on most of the films. Television rights to many monogram titles were sold in the late 1940s and early. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. A series of mysterious murders plague the circle t ranch, culminating in the murder of the ranchs owner, homer thorpe. Shortly after thorpes death, crash, dusty and alibi, the range busters, ride into the town of paso lobo and come to the aid of thorpes daughter carol when she is bullied by torrence, the man who is trying to buy the circle t. The range busters 1940 roy luby, roy claire related. After completing the four range busters, tansey began work on monograms new trail. The first was the range busters 194043 from monogram pictures which starred. Rock river renegades the range busters ray corrigan. The series used home on the range as its theme song with each film featuring the heroes waving goodbye and promising to return in another adventure. Above the production and distribution companies for the range busters.
A phantom is murdering the hands at the circle t ranch. The range busters was a 19401943 film series of 24 westerns of the adventures of a trio of cowboys, many filmed at the corriganville movie ranch, produced by george w. The range busters 1940 not rated 56min western, mystery 22 august 1940 usa after the owner of the circle t ranch is murdered by a ghostly serial killer, owner madge thorp resists offers to buy the ranch and is helped defend her property by the range busters. Phoenix productions was renamed range busters, inc. Actor crash corrigan starred in many westerns and action films from the 1930s. Trailing double trouble 1940 the range busters youtube. The range busters 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch the range busters 1940 online free trial the. After the owner of the circle t ranch is murdered by a ghostly serial killer, owner madge thorp resists offers to buy the ranch and is helped defend her property by the range busters. The range busters western 1940 ray corrigan youtube.
Of course, monograms range busters series bore more than a passing. Another film sometimes associated with monogram is fig leaf for eve, completed in. The range busters is a 1940 american western film directed by s. The range busters ray corrigan, john king, max terhune make their cowboytrio debut, hunting a phantom killer. The range busters 1940 cast and crew the range busters ray corrigan, john king, max terhune make their cowboytrio debut, hunting a phantom killer. The range busters was a 19401943 film series of 24 westerns of the adventures of a trio of cowboys, many filmed at the corriganville.
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