| The Texas Rangers | |
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| Directed by | King Vidor |
| Written by | King Vidor Elizabeth Hill Louis Stevens |
| Based on | The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense 1935 book by Walter Prescott Webb |
| Produced by | King Vidor |
| Starring | Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Jean Parker |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Gerard Carbonara (uncredited) |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Texas Rangers is a 1936 American Western film directed by King Vidor and starring Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie. The picture was nominated for Best Sound Recording (Franklin Hansen) at the 1936 Oscars.[1][2] The film was inspired by incidents from Walter Prescott Webb's 1935 history book The Texas Rangers, A Century Of Frontier Defense[3] but filmed in New Mexico.
The film involves two out-of-luck Texas Rangers who must arrest an old friend turned outlaw. The supporting cast features Lloyd Nolan, Edward Ellis, Jean Parker, and George "Gabby" Hayes. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.[4]
- ^ "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "NY Times: Texas Rangers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2017. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "The Straitjackets: Books into Films: The Texas Rangers by Walter Prescott Webb". Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Berlinale 2020: Retrospective "King Vidor"". Berlinale. Retrieved February 28, 2020.