The Forest Rangers (film)

The Forest Rangers
1942 Theatrical Poster
Directed byGeorge Marshall
Screenplay byHarold Shumate
Story byThelma Strabel
Produced byRobert Sisk
StarringFred MacMurray
Paulette Goddard
Susan Hayward
CinematographyCharles Lang
William V. Skall
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Music byVictor Young
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 21, 1942 (1942-10-21)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million (US rentals)[1]

The Forest Rangers is a 1942 American adventure film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by George Marshall, written by Harold Shumate based on a story by Thelma Strabel, and starring Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, and Susan Hayward. The film was notable for introducing the song "Jingle Jangle Jingle" which became a huge hit for Kay Kyser.[2]

  1. ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 263. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.