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Texas Rangers [VHS]

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Fred MacMurray rules in this classic western that makes it very well worth watching!!

Paramount Pictures presents "TEXAS RANGERS" (1936) ~ (99 min/B&W) -- Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker, Lloyd Nolan & George "Gabby" Hayes

Directed by King Vidor

Jim Hawkins (Fred MacMurray) is one of three outlaws working the Lone Star State in the years following the Civil War. Both Hawkins and his partner in crime Wahoo Jones (Jack Oakie) decide to go straight, but their bandit pal Sam McGee (Lloyd Nolan) has not quite seen the light. Eventually, Jim and Wahoo join the fledgling Texas Rangers, an organization dedicated to bringing law, order and honest government to their state, while McGee cuts a swath of terror with his new gang. The two reformed outlaws are assigned to bring in their old friend Sam to justice.

Released to coincide with the Texas Centennial, The Texas Rangers is a sprawling historical western made with the full cooperation of the real-life Texas Rangers.

Oscar Nominated for Best Sound

Paramount Studios, buoyed by the success of this film then mounted a second Texas Rangers film: Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)

BIOS:
1. King Vidor [Director]
Date of Birth: 8 February 1894 - Galveston, Texas
Date of Death: 1 November 1982 - Paso Robles, California

2. Fred MacMurray
Date of Birth: 30 August 1908 - Kankakee, Illinois
Date of Death: 5 November 1991 - Santa Monica, California

3. Jack Oakie (aka: Lewis Delaney Offield)
Date of birth: 12 November 1903 - Sedalia, Missouri
Date of death: 23 January 1978 - Los Angeles, California

4. Jean Parker
Date of Birth: 11 August 1915 - Deer Lodge, Montana
Date of Death: 30 November 2005 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California

4. Lloyd Nolan [aka: Lloyd Benedict Nolan]
Date of Birth: 11 August 1902 - San Francisco, California
Date of Death: 27 September 1985 - Los Angeles, California

5. George 'Gabby' Hayes [aka: George Francis Hayes]
Date of Birth: 7 May 1885 - Wellsville, New York
Date of Death: 9 February 1969 - Burbank, California

Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 5 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 5 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]

Total Time: 99 min on DVD/VHS ~ Paramount Pictures ~ (August 29, 1995)