The Return of the Rangers

The Return of the Rangers

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1943 · 55 min · ★ 7.0 · Western

The Texas Rangers round up rustlers by masquerading as the same. Trouble ensues when while in disguise one of the Rangers is accused of a killing.

Directed by Elmer Clifton · Written by Elmer Clifton

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★ 10.01935
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Manning breaks out of prison and joins Blake's gang of outlaws. Later a paroled Muggs arrives to rejoin the gang. Muggs is the only one who knows where the stolen money is hidden and Manning is after it.
The Rangers Take OverThe Rangers Take Over · 1942
The Rangers Take Over
★ 7.01942
MovieWestern
Jim Steele spots Pete Dawson taking horses over the Mexico-Texas border, but Dawson has an alibi. A new group of recruits arrives at the Ranger station, among them Tex Wyatt, the son of Ranger Captain John Wyatt, whom he hasn't seen for many years. Captain Wyatt tells Tex that he is in the Rangers strictly on his own merit and there will be no favors played. He assigns Tex to pick up Dawson's trail, but orders that no arrest be made without proof.
Bad Men of Thunder GapBad Men of Thunder Gap · 1943
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★ 8.01943
MovieWestern
Tex Wyatt is blamed for a murder actually committed by Ransom and Holman, a couple of thieves. Tex manages to escape and is reunited with his two ranger pals Jim Steele and Panhandle Perkins, both of whom are working undercover as performers in a medicine show.
West of TexasWest of Texas · 1943
West of Texas
★ 8.01943
MovieWestern
Rangers Tex Wyatt and Jim Steele arrive in Gabe's Crossing, NM, to capture Bent Yeager, a rancher accused of sabotaging the progress of the railroad.
Border BuckaroosBorder Buckaroos · 1943
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★ 10.01943
MovieWestern
Rangers Tex Wyatt, Jim Steele, and Panhandle Perkins are en route to Boulder City to investigate the murder of rancher Dan Clark when they happen upon Trigger Farley, a gunslinger hired by Cole Melford, the chief suspects in Clark's murder.
Fighting ValleyFighting Valley · 1943
Fighting Valley
1943
MovieWestern
Someone has been stealing ore from a valuable smelting mine. One of the independent mine-owners victimized by the crooks is pretty Joan Manning, making the Rangers' mission a bit more pleasant.
Trail of TerrorTrail of Terror · 1943
Trail of Terror
★ 8.01943
MovieWestern
Texas Ranger O'Brien has an outlaw twin brother. When his sibling is killed, O'Brien assumes his identity in order to infiltrate a gang of stagecoach robbers.
Boss of RawhideBoss of Rawhide · 1943
Boss of Rawhide
★ 6.71943
MovieWestern
Texas Rangers Tex Wyatt, Jim Steele and Panhandle Perkins are sent to the district of Rawhide to investigate the killings of several ranchers. Tex enters the town posing as a tramp while the other two Rangers join a troupe of itinerant minstrels.
Outlaw RoundupOutlaw Roundup · 1944
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★ 10.01944
MovieWestern
Ranger Tex Wyatt introduces himself as the notorious bandit Spade Norton. Crooked saloon owner Red Hayden believes him until the real Spade turns up and all hell breaks loose.
Guns of the LawGuns of the Law · 1944
Guns of the Law
★ 6.01944
MovieWestern
The Texas Rangers take on a shyster who is trying to bilk a family of their money after he learns that an oil company thinks their land may contain the black gold.
The Pinto BanditThe Pinto Bandit · 1944
The Pinto Bandit
★ 7.01944
MovieWestern
A masked desperado wants to disrupt the mail service between two frontier communities.
Spook TownSpook Town · 1944
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★ 7.01944
MovieWestern
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Brand of the DevilBrand of the Devil · 1944
Brand of the Devil
★ 7.01944
MovieWestern
Jolley is the leader of the Devil's Brand gang of rustlers. When Molly Dawson sends for the Texas Rangers, Tex, Jim, and Panhandle arrive pretending not to know each other. But eventually their identities become known and they are captured by the gang.
Gunsmoke MesaGunsmoke Mesa · 1944
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★ 4.51944
MovieWestern
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★ 4.31944
MovieWestern
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★ 5.01944
MovieWestern
The Rangers are after Yackey and his gang. Posing as an outlaw, Dave arrives as Panhandle's prisoner and works his way into the gang. Tex arrives and joins Wright's committee. Tex plans a trap for the gang but things go awry when the gang catches Tex and the Committee catches Dave and both are about to be hung.
The Whispering SkullThe Whispering Skull · 1944
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★ 6.01944
MovieWestern
Rangers Tex Haines and Dave Wyatt track a killer known as the Whispering Skull. In the wake of the Skull's slaughter, a band of thieves takes advantage of the fear he's brought to town.
Marked for MurderMarked for Murder · 1945
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★ 5.01945
MovieWestern
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Enemy of the LawEnemy of the Law · 1945
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★ 6.01945
MovieWestern
Charley Gray is about to be released from the state penitentiary after serving a long term for the robbery of a government gold shipment. The gold was never recovered, so the Texas Ranger chief has Ranger Panhandle Perkins planted in the prison as Charley's cell-mate in the hopes Charley will tell him where the loot is buried. Charley has a map of the location but is afraid it may be discovered so, while Panhandle is asleep, he draws a copy of it on the sole of Panhandle's foot. Charley then destroys the map but intends to keep "Panhandle" close to him upon their release from prison. Charley makes Panhandle accompany him back to the town where the rest of the hold-up gang is holed up. They go to the saloon owned by Steve Martin, also a member of the hold-up gang, but Charley was the one who buried the loot before he was captured and Charley has no intentions of divulging the location of the gold. Written by Les Adams
Three in the SaddleThree in the Saddle · 1945
Three in the Saddle
★ 9.01945
MovieWestern
Peggy Barlou is a young rancher who refuses to sell her spread to greedy stage-line proprietor John Rankin. Tex Haines, meanwhile, is accused of killing Bill Dugan, Rankin's bodyguard, but eludes capture long enough to hook up with Dave Wyatt and Panhandle Perkins, a couple of rangers in disguise.
Frontier FugitivesFrontier Fugitives · 1945
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★ 7.01945
MovieWestern
Ellen Williams' father has a valuable collection of furs and an outlaw gang is after them. Before he is killed, Williams hides a note revealing their location. The Texas Rangers are on the job and to get more information, they have Panhandle pose as an Indian chief.
Flaming BulletsFlaming Bullets · 1945
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★ 6.01945
MovieWestern
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★ 10.01927
MovieDrama
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★ 9.01947
MovieWestern
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