Tex Granger
| Tex Granger | |
|---|---|
 Poster of chapter 10 (Midnight Ambush) | |
| Directed by | Derwin Abrahams |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Written by |
Lewis Clay Royal K. Cole Harry L. Fraser Arthur Hoerl George H. Plympton |
| Starring |
Robert Kellard Peggy Stewart Robert 'Buzz' Henry Smith Ballew Jack Ingram I. Stanford Jolley |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Earl Turner |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
 1 April 1948 |
Running time | 15 chapters (270 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tex Granger (1948) is a Columbia movie serial featuring the title character as a masked cowboy referred to as The Midnight Rider of the Plains in the serial's subtitle. It was based on a character from the comic Calling All Boys while the plot was taken from The Last Frontier (1926),[1] which was itself based on the novel of the same name by Courtney Ryley Cooper. Tex Granger was the 36th of the 57 serials released by Columbia.
Plot
When Tex Granger rides into Three Buttes, Helen Kent persuades him to buy the local newspaper. However, loan shark Rance Carson appoints the bandit Blaze Talbot as town marshal to act as his enforcer and soon the town is in chaos. With fighting between rival gangs, Tex dons a mask to become The Midnight Rider and bring the criminals to justice.
Cast
- Robert Kellard as Tex Granger, new owner of the town newspaper and secretly also The Midnight Rider of the Plains
- Peggy Stewart as Helen Kent
- Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Timmy Perkins, a young boy
- Smith Ballew as Blaze Talbot, bandit appointed as marshal by Carson
- Jack Ingram as Reno, bandit working with Blaze Talbot
- I. Stanford Jolley as Rance Carson, the villainous loan shark
- Terry Frost as Luke Adams, one of Carson's henchmen
- Jim Diehl as Conroy, one of Carson's henchmen
- Britt Wood as Sandy White
- Tiny Brauer as Morgan, one of Carson's henchmen
- Duke, the dog
Chapter titles
- Tex Finds Trouble
- Rider of Mystery Mesa
- Dead or Alive
- Dangerous Trails
- Renegade Pass
- A Crooked Deal
- The Rider Unmasked
- Mystery of the Silver Ghost
- The Rider Trapped
- Midnight Ambush
- Renegade Roundup
- Carson's Last Draw
- Blaze Takes Over
- Riding Wild
- The Rider Meets Blaze
Source:[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Tex Granger Overview at All Movie Database, retrieved 27/04/07
- ↑ Cline, William C. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 247. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links
- Tex Granger at the Internet Movie Database
- Tex Granger at AllMovie
- Calling All Boys (by cover image) at Comic Vine featuring Tex Granger
| Preceded by Brick Bradford (1947) |
Columbia Serial Tex Granger (1948) |
Succeeded by Superman (1948) |