A 55-minute sprint through every Western cliché known to mankind.
An emergency at his Aunt's ranch gets Ed Randall leave from the Navy. He returns to find the water cut off and her note due the next day. When the man he seeks legal advice from is murdered, Ed is accused and he now finds himself in jail with a lynch mob forming outside.
Practical Effects
Real lynch mob scenes shot on shoestring budget.
Acting
Rex Bell's stoic cowboy energy is accidentally camp.
Director
Harry L. Fraser
Rex Bell
Ed "Tex" Randall
Cecilia Parker
Molly Burke
Bob Kortman
Marvin Black
Harry Bowen
Train Passenger
Henry Hall
Rancher "Dad" Burke
Gordon De Main
Sheriff
George Nash
A Sailor
Jerome Storm
Sailor
Tiny Sandford
Brawler at Dance
Dick Dickinson
Henchman (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
Wilber Hall (uncredited)
Earl Dwire
Earl (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rainbow Ranch was produced by Monogram Pictures, the king of 'Poverty Row' studios that churned out cheap Westerns for rural theaters during the Depression.
Director Harry L. Fraser allegedly shot some films in as little as 3-4 days; this one's breakneck pace suggests he was racing the sun.
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