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The Texas Rangers is a 1936 action Western film directed by King Vidor and starring Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie. The picture was nominated for Best Sound (Franklin B. Hansen) at the 1936 Oscars. The film was inspired by incidents from Walter Prescott Webb's 1935 history book The Texas Rangers, A Century Of Frontier Defense but filmed in New Mexico.
The movie involves two out-of-luck Texas Rangers who must arrest an old friend turned outlaw. The supporting cast features Lloyd Nolan and George "Gabby" Hayes.
Original Release
08/28/1936
US Release
08/28/1936
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fred MacMurray | Jim Hawkins |
| Jack Oakie | Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones |
| Jean Parker | Amanda Bailey |
| Lloyd Nolan | Sam 'Polka Dot' McGee |
| Edward Ellis | Major Bailey |
| Benny Bartlett | David |
| Frank Shannon | Captain Stafford |
| Frank Cordell | Ranger Ditson |
| Richard Carle | Casper Johnson |
| Jed Prouty | District Attorney Dave Twitchell |
Directors
Writers
King Vidor, Elizabeth Hill, Louis Stevens, Walter Prescott Webb
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fred MacMurray | Jim Hawkins |
| Jack Oakie | Henry B. 'Wahoo' Jones |
| Jean Parker | Amanda Bailey |
| Lloyd Nolan | Sam 'Polka Dot' McGee |
| Edward Ellis | Major Bailey |
| Benny Bartlett | David |
| Frank Shannon | Captain Stafford |
| Frank Cordell | Ranger Ditson |
| Richard Carle | Casper Johnson |
| Jed Prouty | District Attorney Dave Twitchell |
| Fred Kohler | Jess Higgins |
| George 'Gabby' Hayes | Judge Snow |
| Stanley Andrews | First Higgins Henchman |
| Irving Bacon | David's Father |
| Kathryn Bates | School Teacher |
| John Beck | Stage Passenger |
| Hank Bell | Hank Wallace, Texas Ranger |
| Virginia Brissac | David's Mother |
| Ray Burgess | Texas Ranger |
| Bobby Caldwell | Boy in Coach |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| King Vidor | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1937 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
