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	April 1, 1948 (1948-04-01)
Running time	15 chapters (270 minutes)
Country	United States
Language	English

Tex Granger is a 1948 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 of the Plains 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]

References

↑ Tex Granger Overview at All Movie Database, retrieved 27/04/07
↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "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)

Columbia serials

Pre-war serials (1937–1941)	Jungle Menace The Mysterious Pilot The Secret of Treasure Island The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Spider's Web Flying G-Men Mandrake the Magician Overland with Kit Carson The Shadow Terry and the Pirates Deadwood Dick The Green Archer White Eagle The Spider Returns The Iron Claw Holt of the Secret Service

War-time serials (1942–1945)	Captain Midnight Perils of the Royal Mounted The Secret Code The Valley of Vanishing Men Batman The Phantom The Desert Hawk Black Arrow Brenda Starr, Reporter The Monster and the Ape

Post-war serials (1945–1956)	Jungle Raiders Who's Guilty? Hop Harrigan Chick Carter, Detective Son of the Guardsman Jack Armstrong The Vigilante The Sea Hound Brick Bradford Tex Granger Superman Congo Bill Bruce Gentry Batman and Robin Adventures of Sir Galahad Cody of the Pony Express Atom Man vs. Superman Pirates of the High Seas Roar of the Iron Horse Mysterious Island Captain Video King of the Congo Blackhawk Son of Geronimo The Lost Planet The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd Gunfighters of the Northwest Riding with Buffalo Bill The Adventures of Captain Africa Perils of the Wilderness Blazing the Overland Trail

Films produced by Sam Katzman

1930s	Hot Off the Press (1935) Bars of Hate (1935) Alias John Law (1935) The Fighting Coward (1935) Danger Ahead (1935) The Phantom of the Range (1936) Shadow of Chinatown (1936) The Rogues Tavern (1936) Taming the Wild (1936) Rio Grande Romance (1936) Kelly of the Secret Service (1936) Put on the Spot (1936) Two Minutes to Play (1936) Silks and Saddles (1936) Amateur Crook (1937) Orphan of the Pecos (1937) Brothers of the West (1937) Cheyenne Rides Again (1937) Lost Ranch (1937) Flying Fists (1937) Blake of Scotland Yard (1937) Million Dollar Racket (1937) Sky Racket (1937) Mystery Range (1937) Feud of the Trail (1937) Blake of Scotland Yard (1937) Six-Gun Trail (1938) Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938) Texas Wildcats (1939) Code of the Cactus (1939) Outlaws' Paradise (1939) Trigger Fingers (1939) The Fighting Renegade (1939) Straight Shooter (1939)

1940s	East Side Kids (1940) Boys of the City (1940) That Gang of Mine (1940) Pride of the Bowery (1940) Flying Wild (1941) Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941) Spooks Run Wild (1941) Invisible Ghost (1941) Zis Boom Bah (1941) Mr. Wise Guy (1942) Let's Get Tough! (1942) Smart Alecks (1942) 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) Kid Dynamite (1942) Bowery at Midnight (1942) Black Dragons (1942) The Corpse Vanishes (1942) The Ape Man (1943) Clancy Street Boys (1943) Ghosts on the Loose (1943) Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943) Spotlight Scandals (1943) Million Dollar Kid (1944) Follow the Leader (1944) Block Busters (1944) Bowery Champs (1944) Crazy Knights (1944) Voodoo Man (1944) Three of a Kind (1944) Return of the Ape Man (1944) Docks of New York (1945) Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945) Come Out Fighting (1945) Trouble Chasers (1945) Junior Prom (1946) Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways (1946) Freddie Steps Out (1946) High School Hero (1946) Betty Co-Ed (1946) Vacation Days (1947) The Vigilante (1947) Little Miss Broadway (1947) Last of the Redmen (1947) Sweet Genevieve (1947) Two Blondes and a Redhead (1947) Jungle Jim (1948) Racing Luck (1948) Congo Bill (1948) I Surrender Dear (1948) Triple Threat (1948) Tex Granger (1948) Mary Lou (1948) Glamour Girl (1948) The Prince of Thieves (1948) The Lost Tribe (1949) Chinatown at Midnight (1949) Barbary Pirate (1949) The Mutineers (1940) Manhattan Angel (1949)

1950s	State Penitentiary (1950) Revenue Agent (1950) Pygmy Island (1950) Last of the Buccaneers (1950) Chain Gang (1950) Captive Girl (1950) Tyrant of the Sea (1950) Mark of the Gorilla (1950) Captain Video (1951) The Magic Carpet (1951) Hurricane Island (1951) When the Redskins Rode (1951) Purple Heart Diary (1951) A Yank in Korea (1951) Fury of the Congo (1951) Jungle Manhunt (1951) Last Train from Bombay (1952) Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952) King of Congo (1952) A Yank in Indo-China (1952) Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952) The Golden Hawk (1952) Brave Warrior (1952) California Conquest (1952) Voodoo Tiger (1952) Thief of Damascus (1952) The Pathfinder (1952) Slaves of Babylon (1953) Prisoners of the Casbah (1953) Valley of Head Hunters (1953) Jack McCall, Desperado (1953) Savage Mutiny (1953) Target Hong Kong (1953) Last of the Redskins (1953) Flame of Calcutta (1953) Serpent of the Nile (1953) Siren of Bagdad (1953) Sky Commando (1953) Killer Ape (1953) Conquest of Cochise (1953) Prince of Pirates (1953) The 49th Man (1953) Mission Over Korea (1953) Fort Ti (1953) Masterson of Kansas (1954) The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954) The Saracen Blade (1954) Jungle Man-Eaters (1954) Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954) The Iron Glove (1954) Charge of the Lancers (1954) Drums of Tahiti (1954) The Miami Story (1954) The Battle of Rogue River (1954) Cannibal Attack (1954) Jungle Moon Men (1955) Devil Goddess (1955) The Gun That Won the West (1955) New Orleans Uncensored (1955) Chicago Syndicate (1955) The Crooked Web (1955) Inside Detroit (1955) Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955) Duel on the Mississippi (1955) The Gun That Won the West (1955) Adventures of Captain Africa, Mighty Jungle Avenger! (1955) Seminole Uprising (1955) Pirates of Tripoli (1955) The Houston Story (1956) Miami Exposé (1956) Blackjack Ketchum, Depserado (1956) Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (1956) Rumble on the Docks (1956) The Werewolf (1956) The Man Who Turned to Stone (1956) Uranium Boom (1956) Rock Around the Clock (1956) Utah Blaine (1957) The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957) Calypso Heat Wave (1957) Don't Knock the Rock (1957) The Giant Claw (1957) Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) The Night the World Exploded (1957) Escape from San Quentin (1957) The Tijuana Story (1957) The World Was His Jury (1958) Going Steady (1958) Crash Landing (1958) Life Beings at 17 (1958) The Last Blitzkrieg (1959) Juke Box Rhythm (1959) The Flying Fontaines (1959) Lock Up Your Daughters (1959)

1960s	The Enemy General (1960) The Wizard of Baghdad (1960) Tallahassee 7000 (1961) (TV series) Twist Around the Clock (1961) Don't Knock the Twist (1961) Pirates of Tortuga (1961) The Wizard of Baghdad (1961) The Wild Westerners (1962) Hootenanny Hoot (1963) Get Yourself a College Girl (1964) Kissin' Cousins (1964) Your Cheatin' Heart (1964) Harum Scarum (1965) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965) Hold On! (1966) Hot Rods to Hell (1967) Riot on Sunset Strip (1967) The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) The Love-Ins (1967) For Singles Only (1968) A Time to Sing (1968) The Young Runaways (1968)

Serials	Shadow of Chinatown (1936) Blake of Scotland Yard (1937) Who's Guilty? (1945) Jungle Raiders (1945) Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945) Chick Carter, Detective (1946) Son of the Guardsman (1946) Jack Armstrong (1947) The Sea Hound (1947) Brick Bradford (1947) Superman (1948) The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) Batman and Robin (1949) Bruce Gentry (1949) Pirates of the High Seas (1950) Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) Cody of the Pony Express (1950) The Mysterious Island (1951) Roar of the Iron Horse (1951) Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger (1952) The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953) The Lost Planet (1953) Riding with Buffalo Bill (1954) Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954) Perils of the Wilderness (1956) Blazing the Overland Trail (1956)

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