The Renegade Ranger Explained

The Renegade Ranger
Director:	David Howard
Producer:	Bert Gilroy (producer)
Starring:	George O'Brien Rita Hayworth Tim Holt Ray Whitley
Music:	Roy Webb
Cinematography:	Harry J. Wild
Editing:	Frederic Knudtson
Studio:	RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Runtime:	59 minutes (copyright length) (Turner library print)
Country:	United States
Language:	English, Spanish

The Renegade Ranger is a 1938 American Western film directed by David Howard.^[1]

It was the first film Tim Holt made for RKO, for whom he would be one of the studio's biggest stars.^[2]

Plot

Captain Jack Steele of the Texas Rangers is sent to arrest the beautiful Judith Alvarez. She claims she is innocent.^[3]

Cast

• George O'Brien as Captain Jack Steele
• Rita Hayworth as Judith Alvarez
• Tim Holt as Larry Corwin
• Ray Whitley as Happy
• Lucio Villegas as Don Juan Campielo
• William Royle as Ben Sanderson
• Cecilia Callejo as Toñia Campielo
• Neal Hart as Sheriff Joe Rawlings
• Monte Montague as Henchman Monte
• Bob Kortman as Henchman Idaho
• Charles Stevens as Manuel
• Jim Mason as Hank
• Tom London as Henchman Red

Production

RKO borrowed Rita Hayworth from Columbia Pictures for this production.
Scenes for the production were shot in Chatsworth, CA.

Soundtrack

• "Señorita" (Music and lyrics by Albert Hay Malotte)
• Cecilia Callejo – "Cielito Lindo" (Traditional Mexican Ballad)
• Ray Whitley, Ken Card and The Phelps Brothers – "Move Slow, Little Dogie" (Music and lyrics by Willie Phelps)

Notes and References

1. "THE SCREEN: In the Best of Humors Is 'Made for Each Other,' at the Music Hall--New Western at the Rialto At the Rialto MUSIC NOTES" by FRANK S. NUGENT. New York Times 17 Feb 1939: 23
2. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p123
3. News: "THE RENEGADE RANGER.". . . 27 February 1939 . 7 June 2013 . 9 . National Library of Australia.