King of the Forest Rangers

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King of the Forest Rangers
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Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Fred C. Brannon
Produced by Ronald Davidson
Written by Albert DeMond
Basil Dickey
Jesse Duffy
Lynn Perkins
Starring Larry Thompson
Helen Talbot
Stuart Hamblen
Anthony Warde
LeRoy Mason
Scott Elliott
Cinematography Bud Thackery
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release dates
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  • April 27, 1946 (1946-04-27) (U.S. serial)[1]
Running time
 12 chapters (167 minutes) (serial)[1]
6 26½-minute episodes (TV)[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $134,948 (negative cost: $137,320)[1]

King of the Forest Rangers (1946) is a Republic film serial.

Cast

Production

King of the Forest Rangers was budgeted at $134,948 although the final negative cost was $137,320 (a $2,372, or 1.8%, overspend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1946.[1]

It was filmed between 27 September and 25 October 1945.[1] The serial's production number was 1595.[1]

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.[2][3]

Stunts

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.[1]

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.[1]

Chapter titles

  1. The Mystery of the Towers (20min)
  2. Shattered Evidence (13min 20s)
  3. Terror by Night (13min 20s)
  4. Deluge of Destruction (13min 20s)
  5. Pursuit into Peril (13min 20s)
  6. Brink of Doom (13min 20s)
  7. Design for Murder (13min 20s)
  8. The Flying Coffin (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
  9. S.O.S. Ranger (13min 20s)
  10. The Death Detector (13min 20s)
  11. The Flaming Pit (13min 20s)
  12. Tower of Vengeance (13min 20s)

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See also

References

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External links

Preceded by Republic Serial
King of the Forest Rangers (1946)		 Succeeded by
Daughter of Don Q (1946)
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