King of the Forest Rangers
King of the Forest Rangers is a Republic film serial.
Cast
- Larry Thompson as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King
- Helen Talbot as Marion Brennan
- Stuart Hamblen as Prof Carver
- Anthony Warde as Burt Spear
- LeRoy Mason as "Flush" Haliday
- Scott Elliott as Andrews/Bryan/Merkle/Sands
Production
King of the Forest Rangers was budgeted at $134,948 although the final negative cost was $137,320. It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945. The serial's production number was 1595.
Republic liked calling their heroes "King" in order to use the title "King of..." The studio had found success with this naming scheme following the adaptation of Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted.
Stunts
- Tom Steele as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King
- David Sharpe as Prof Carver
- Dale Van Sickel as Burt Spear
- Carey Loftin
- Eddie Parker
- Ken Terrell
- Sailor Vincent
- Bud Wolfe
- Joe Yrigoyen
Special effects
Special effects created by the Lydecker brothers.Release
Theatrical
King of the Forest Rangers' official release date is 27 April 1946, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.Television
In the early 1950s, King of the Forest Rangers was one of fourteen Republic serials edited into a television series. It was broadcast in six 26½-minute episodes.Chapter titles
- The Mystery of the Towers
- Shattered Evidence
- Terror by Night
- Deluge of Destruction
- Pursuit into Peril
- Brink of Doom
- Design for Murder
- The Flying Coffin - a re-cap chapter
- S.O.S. Ranger
- The Death Detector
- The Flaming Pit
- Tower of Vengeance