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Tex Granger is a 1948 Columbia movie serial featuring the title character as a masked cowboy referred to as The Midnight Rider of the Plains in the serial's subtitle. It was based on a character from the comic Calling All Boys while the plot was taken from The Last Frontier (1926), which was itself based on the novel of the same name by Courtney Ryley Cooper. Tex Granger was the 36th of the 57 serials released by Columbia.
Original Release
04/01/1948
US Release
04/01/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Kellard | Tex Granger, The Night Rider / Tex Granger |
| Peggy Stewart | Helen Kent |
| Robert 'Buzz' Henry | Timmy Perkins |
| Smith Ballew | Marshal Blaze / Blaze Talbot |
| Jack Ingram | Reno, Gang Leader / Reno |
| I. Stanford Jolley | Rance Carson |
| Terry Frost | Luke Adams, Carson Henchman [Chs.1-6] |
| Jim Diehl | Conroy, Carson Henchman |
| Britt Wood | Sandy White |
| Tiny Brauer | Morgan, Carson Henchman |
Directors
Writers
Arthur Hoerl, Lewis Clay, Harry L. Fraser, Royal K. Cole, George H. Plympton
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Kellard | Tex Granger, The Night Rider / Tex Granger |
| Peggy Stewart | Helen Kent |
| Robert 'Buzz' Henry | Timmy Perkins |
| Smith Ballew | Marshal Blaze / Blaze Talbot |
| Jack Ingram | Reno, Gang Leader / Reno |
| I. Stanford Jolley | Rance Carson |
| Terry Frost | Luke Adams, Carson Henchman [Chs.1-6] |
| Jim Diehl | Conroy, Carson Henchman |
| Britt Wood | Sandy White |
| Tiny Brauer | Morgan, Carson Henchman |
| Duke | Duke, the Dog |
| Hank Bell | Flapjack |
| Stanley Blystone | Marshal Peterson |
| Edmund Cobb | Eddie |
| Tex Cooper | Townsman |
| George DeNormand | Stage Guard |
| Bob Duncan | Chapman |
| Frank Ellis | Crane |
| Jack Evans | Townsman |
| William Fawcett | Express Agent Lowery |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sam Katzman | Producer |
