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Rangers of Fortune

  • 19401940
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Betty Brewer, Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
  • Western
Two cowboys come to the aid of a town under the control of a crooked boss.Two cowboys come to the aid of a town under the control of a crooked boss.Two cowboys come to the aid of a town under the control of a crooked boss.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
57
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sam Wood
  • Writer
    • Frank Butler(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Albert Dekker
    • Gilbert Roland
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sam Wood
  • Writer
    • Frank Butler(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Albert Dekker
    • Gilbert Roland
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Joseph Schildkraut in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, Gilbert Roland, and Joseph Schildkraut in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Betty Brewer, Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Betty Brewer, Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Fred MacMurray and Patricia Morison in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Betty Brewer, Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Betty Brewer, Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison, and Gilbert Roland in Rangers of Fortune (1940)
    Betty Brewer, Albert Dekker, Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison, Bernard Nedell, Gilbert Roland, Joseph Schildkraut, and Edward LeSaint in Rangers of Fortune (1940)

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    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Gil Farra
    Albert Dekker
    Albert Dekker
    • George Bird
    Gilbert Roland
    Gilbert Roland
    • Antonio Hernandez Sierra
    Patricia Morison
    Patricia Morison
    • Sharon McCloud
    Joseph Schildkraut
    Joseph Schildkraut
    • Col. Lewis Rebstock
    Dick Foran
    Dick Foran
    • Johnny Cash
    Betty Brewer
    Betty Brewer
    • Mary Elizabeth 'Squib' Clayborn
    Arthur B. Allen
    • Mr. Prout
    • (as Arthur Allen)
    Bernard Nedell
    Bernard Nedell
    • Tod Shelby
    Brandon Tynan
    Brandon Tynan
    • Homer Granville Clayborn
    Minor Watson
    Minor Watson
    • Clem Bowdry
    Rosa Turich
    Rosa Turich
    • Caressa
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Mr. Ellis
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Water Thug
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Bell
    Hank Bell
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Burslem
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Rod Cameron
    Rod Cameron
    • Shelby Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Casey
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Wood
    • Writer
      • Frank Butler(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. It's initial television broadcasts took place in Los Angeles Wednesday 7 January 1959 on KNXT (Channel 2), followed by Chicago Thursday 8 January 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2); in Omaha it first aired 14 April 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), in Asheville 19 April 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), in Seattle 26 August 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), in St. Louis 16 September 1959 on KMOX (Channel 4), in Milwaukee 1 October 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), in Toledo 4 November 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11), in Cleveland 4 November 1959 on WJW (Channel 8), in Pittsburgh 8 December 1959 on KDKA (Channel 2), and in Cincinnati 23 September 1960 on WKRC (Channel 12).

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    Agreeable minor western with classy personnel.
    At the end of the long run as an MGM contract director, Sam Wood with GOODBYE MR. CHIPS and NIGHT AT THE OPERA on his C.V., found himself doing a B western. That must have been a shock but he had a first rate cast, Dietrich's musician and Ernst Lubitsch's camera man along, so he got stuck into what proved to be an entertaining minor production moved away from the expected cowboy action - note the shift from dramatic to comedy at the end of the big shoot out.

    Drifters McMurray, Dekker (doing dumb comic) and Roland battle villain Schildkraut, with Patricia Morrison for female interest. We could have done without the moppet but the mounting is expert and the cast comfortably superior to their material.
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los aventureros de Santa Marta
    • Filming locations
      • Victorville, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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