The Rangers Take Over

The Rangers Take Over is a 1942 American Western film

The Rangers Take Over
directed by Albert Herman and written by Elmer Clifton. The
film stars Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Iris
Meredith and Cal Shrum and his "Rhythm Rangers". The film
was released on December 25, 1942, by Producers Releasing
Corporation.[1][2][3]

The film is the first of PRC's 22-film "Texas Rangers" series

starring Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill and Guy Wilkerson.

Jim Newill sings three songs in the film co-written by Newill

and O'Brien: "The Rangers Take Over", "High in the Saddle"
and "Campfire on the Prairie".

Plot
Tex Wyatt, a new recruit, is assigned by his father to
investigate cattle rustlings. He's thrown off the force for
Theatrical release poster
disobeying orders, and goes undercover with the rustler gang.
Working with rangers Jim Steele and Panhandle Perkins, he Directed by Albert Herman
busts the gang, and earns his spot on the force again. Screenplay by Elmer Clifton
(original story snd
Cast screenplay)
Produced by Alfred Stern
Dave (Tex) O'Brien as Tex Wyatt
and Arthur
Jim Newill as Jim Steele Alexander
Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle Perkins
Starring Dave (Tex) O'Brien
Iris Meredith as Jean Lorin
Jim Newill
Forrest Taylor as Capt. Wyatt
Iris Meredith
I. Stanford Jolley as Rance Blair
Guy Wilkerson
Charles King as Kip Lane Cal Shrum's
Carl Matthews as Weir Slocum 'Rhythm Rangers'
Harry Harvey as Bill Summers
Cinematography Robert Cline
Lynton Brent as Block Nelson
Bud Osborne as Pete Dawson Edited by Charles Henkel, Jr.

Cal Shrum and his "Rhythm Rangers" Music by Lee Zahler

(musical director)

See also Production

company
Alexander-Stern
Productions
The Texas Rangers series:
Distributed by Producers
1. The Rangers Take Over (1942) Releasing
 2. Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943) Corporation
3. West of Texas (1943) Release date December 25, 1942
4. Border Buckaroos (1943)
Running time 60 minutes
5. Fighting Valley (1943)
6. Trail of Terror (1943) Country United States

7. The Return of the Rangers (1943) Language English

8. Boss of Rawhide (1943)
9. Outlaw Roundup (1944)
10. Guns of the Law (1944)
11. The Pinto Bandit (1944)
12. Spook Town (1944)
13. Brand of the Devil (1944)
14. Gunsmoke Mesa (1944)
15. Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
16. Dead or Alive (1944)
17. The Whispering Skull (1944)
18. Marked for Murder (1945)
19. Enemy of the Law (1945)
20. Three in the Saddle (1945)
21. Frontier Fugitives (1945)
22. Flaming Bullets (1945)

References
1. "The Rangers Take Over (1942) - Overview" (http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87689/The-Ran
gers-Take-Over/). TCM.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
2. Hans J. Wollstein. "The Rangers Take Over (1943) - Albert Herman" (https://www.allmovie.co
m/movie/the-rangers-take-over-v40300). AllMovie. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
3. "The Rangers Take Over" (https://catalog.afi.com/Film/628-THE-RANGERSTAKEOVER).
Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

External links
The Rangers Take Over (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036292/) at IMDb

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