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Outlaws of the Range

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 59m
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4.5/10
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Marie Burton, Bill Cody Jr., and Bill Cody in Outlaws of the Range (1936)
DramaWestern

When Steve Harper chases down some rustlers, he loses his gun in the ensuing fistfight. After Wilson is killed, Steve's gun is found nearby and he as arrested. Jimmy Wilson breaks him out of... Read allWhen Steve Harper chases down some rustlers, he loses his gun in the ensuing fistfight. After Wilson is killed, Steve's gun is found nearby and he as arrested. Jimmy Wilson breaks him out of jail and he heads after the real killer.When Steve Harper chases down some rustlers, he loses his gun in the ensuing fistfight. After Wilson is killed, Steve's gun is found nearby and he as arrested. Jimmy Wilson breaks him out of jail and he heads after the real killer.

  • Director
    • Albert Herman
  • Writer
    • Zara Tazil
  • Stars
    • Bill Cody
    • Catherine Cotter
    • William McCall
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    61
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    • Director
      • Albert Herman
    • Writer
      • Zara Tazil
    • Stars
      • Bill Cody
      • Catherine Cotter
      • William McCall
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Bill Cody
    Bill Cody
    • Steve Harper
    Catherine Cotter
    • Betty Wilson
    William McCall
    William McCall
    • Dad Wilson
    Gordon Griffith
    Gordon Griffith
    • Grant
    Bill Cody Jr.
    Bill Cody Jr.
    • Jimmy Wilson
    Wally West
    Wally West
    • Deputy Tom
    • (as Wall West)
    Dick Strong
    • Mac - Bar X Foreman
    Curley Baldwin
    • Sheriff
    • (uncredited)
    Pinkey Barnes
    • Cattle Rustler Tex
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Hack
    Herman Hack
    • Fox - Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Buck Morgan
    Buck Morgan
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Albert Herman
    • Writer
      • Zara Tazil
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    7LeCarpentier

    Last Entry in Bill Cody Spectrum Series Fun to View

    With finances in an unfavorable position, 42-year-old producer Ray Kirkwood commissioned his wife - using the pseudonym Zara Tazil - to devise the screenplay for "Outlaws of the Range," to complete the series of Bill Cody westerns released through Spectrum Pictures. Cody, as a wandering cowboy named Steve, happens upon pretty Catherine Cotter (who had experience on the stage in California before appearing in a handful of films) and learns that her father is being harassed by rustlers and pressured into selling his ranch. Framed for murder and subsequently jailed as he tries to right these wrongs, Cody ultimately prevails and saves the homestead for the charming young lady.

    Cody, with neither theatrical training nor working cowboy experience, had an agreeable personality, coupled with a name perfectly suited to the type of film he made. He is as likeable as ever in this one, as is his 10-year-old son and co-star. The chief heavy is done here by Gordon Griffith, one-time child actor who played Tarzan as a child in 1918 and Tom Sawyer in 1920. A production photograph taken during the filming of "Outlaws of the Range" shows Griffith holding a rope from which Cody's son Billy descends from a roof after rescuing Cody from jail - the actor portraying the villain thus helping one of the film's stars to do a stunt, off-camera, of course.

    It would serve no purpose to seek to compare this unpretentious series film with more polished and costly works from that era. Suffice it to say that the easygoing Cody and attractive Catherine Cotter (a former child actress on Los Angeles radio) pleasingly bring the series of Spectrum releases to a close with this entry.
    6morrisonhimself

    Lot of un-met potential, but Bill Cody Jr. is worth watching

    Poor acting by the star is not quite made up for by good acting from the leading lady -- about whom there is a LOT of confusion in the IMDb listings.

    Bill Cody seemed to be rather clumsy, was not a good horseman, and not a very good fighter -- though he sure wasn't alone in that.

    All the fight scenes were obviously not choreographed by Yakima Canutt, and not well directed or edited. Or performed.

    In too many scenes, when the hero grabs a bad guy by the arm, the villain's other arm is not doing anything.

    In fact, in addition to the acting, the editing was pretty bad throughout, but maybe the editor was just limited by the directing and acting.

    However, the story and even the script were pretty good, and some of the actors were actually rather likable, but the leading lady and the son of the nominal star stole the acting honors and the attention of any viewers.

    Bill Cody Jr. Showed the most potential, but his career was short, for reasons I don't know, and his death was a very sad situation.

    "Outlaws of the Range" is more interesting than entertaining, but the lousy print I saw at Hoopladigital made it even worse. It's worth watching just for the Hollywood and Westerns history, but, oh, how I wish someone could have worked a little harder and made it a better film.

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      This film had its earliest documented telecasts in Minneapolis Tuesday 5 April 1949 on KSTP (Channel 5), in Salt Lake City Tuesday 6 September 1949 on KDYL (Channel 4) and in Los Angeles Saturday 1 October 1949 on KFI (Channel 9).
    • Goofs
      When Wilson is lying on the floor, supposedly dead, you can see his eyes move.

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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Call of Justice
    • Production company
      • Ray Kirkwood Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 59m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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