The Lone Star Ranger (1930 film) explained

The Lone Star Ranger
Director:A.F. Erickson
Producer:A.F. Erickson
Screenplay:Seton I. Miller
John Hunter Booth
Based On:The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey
Starring:George O'Brien
Sue Carol
Walter McGrail
Warren Hymer
Russell Simpson
Roy Stewart
Cinematography:Daniel B. Clark
Editing:Jack Murray
Studio:Fox Film Corporation
Distributor:Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:64 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

The Lone Star Ranger is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by A.F. Erickson and written by Seton I. Miller and John Hunter Booth. The film stars George O'Brien, Sue Carol, Walter McGrail, Warren Hymer, Russell Simpson and Roy Stewart. It is based on the 1915 novel The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey. The film was released on January 5, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation.[1] [2] [3]

Originally released as an All-Talking picture, the film seems to have survived only in an International Sound Version, which replaced the dialogue portions of the film with music and intertitles. Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley and Rainbow Bridge in Utah.[4]

Cast

Other versions

This Zane Grey novel was adapted to film four or more times. Silent versions were released in 1919[5] and 1923.

The version released in 1930 was tagged as "Zane Grey's first all talking picture". The fourth adaptation was released in 1942.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Lone Star Ranger (1930) - Overview . TCM.com . October 10, 2015.
  2. Web site: Synopsis by Hal Erickson . The Lone Star Ranger (1930) - A.F. Erickson | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related . AllMovie . October 10, 2015.
  3. Web site: The Lone Star Ranger . Afi.com . September 3, 2022.
  4. Book: D'Arc. James V.. When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah. 2010. Gibbs Smith. Layton, Utah. 9781423605874. 1st.
  5. News: Wenzell. Nicolette. 1919 movie 'The Lone Star Ranger' shot in Palm Springs . The Desert Sun. Gannett. April 3, 2016.
  6. Web site: The Lone Star Ranger. Turner Classic Movies.