The Unknown Ranger
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Bob Allen
Martha Tibbetts
Harry Woods
Hal Taliaferro
Buzzy Henry
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Bob Allen, Jim Wright's ranch hand, is falling in love with Wright's daughter Ann. Bob's competition is a neighboring rancher named Van, who has his eye on the ranch as well as Ann. Van has been rustling Wright's horses by sending a stallion into the herd and leading the mares out. When Van's stallion gets in a fight with a wild horse, both Van and Chuckler, one of Wright's men, claim to have roped it first. A riding contest is held to break the horse, and Bob wins it for the Wright ranch, then names him Pal. Angry at having lost, Van picks a fight with Bob, and Jim orders Van off his ranch, accusing him of rustling. Bob reveals to Chuckler that he is actually a ranger and that he is going after Van and his gang, who are planning to rustle a cattle drive coming into town the next day. In a violent chase, the horses and cattle stampede through town. Bob lassos Van, turns him over to the sheriff and returns to court Ann.
Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast
Bob Allen
Martha Tibbetts
Harry Woods
Hal Taliaferro
Buzzy Henry
Pal, A Horse
Edward Hearn
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Modern sources list the following additional cast members: Robert Kortman, Lew Meehan, Bob McKenzie, Art Mix, Allan Cavan, Tex Palmer, Horace B. Carpenter, Bud Jamison, Cactus Mack, Oscar Gahan, Eva McKenzie, Ray Henderson, Bud McClure, Rudy Sooter, Merrill McCormick, Al Taylor, Buck Moulton and Henry Hall. This film was the first in a series of five "Ranger Bob Allen" Westerns produced by Larry Darmour for release by Columbia. All five films in the series starred Bob Allen and were directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett. For more information on the series, consult the Series Index.
