The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger

A Romance of the Great Southwest

NR 1919 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Western

In this western, William Farnum plays yet another Zane Grey character. Duane Steele (Farnum) is a Texas Ranger who is determined to get the outlaws out of his part of the Lone Star state for good.

Directed by J. Gordon Edwards

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