The Forest Rangers
Ranger Don Stuart fights a forest fire with timber boss friend Tana 'Butch' Mason, and finds evidence of arson. He suspects Twig Dawson but can't prove it. Butch loves Don but he, poor fool, won't notice her as a woman; instead he meets socialite Celia in town and elopes with her. The action plot (Don's pursuit of the fire starter) parallels Tana's comic efforts to scare tenderfoot Celia back to the city.
Release Date
October 21, 1942Runtime
87 minRating
NRGenres
DramaDirected by
George MarshallScreenplay by
Harold ShumateStory by
Thelma StrabelLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Fred MacMurray
Don StuartPaulette Goddard
Celia Huston StuartSusan Hayward
Tana 'Butch' MasonLynne Overman
Jammer JonesAlbert Dekker
Twig DawsonEugene Pallette
Howard HustonRegis Toomey
Frank HatfieldRod Cameron
Jim LawrenceClem Bevans
Terry McCabeJames Brown
George TracyKenneth Griffith
RangerKeith Richards
RangerJimmy Conlin
Otto HansonWade Boteler
Sheriff (uncredited)George Chandler
Keystone Cop (uncredited)Chester Clute
Judge (uncredited)Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)Jack Mulhall
Lookout (uncredited)George Turner
Cowboy in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)Byron Foulger
Collector (uncredited)Al Thompson
Lumberjack (uncredited)Images
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