HONOR OF THE RANGE (1934) Ken Maynard, Cecilia Parker & Fred Kohler | Western | B&W

Honor of the Range is a 1934 American Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard who not only plays a sheriff and his disreputable brother, but impersonates a music hall singer.

SYNOPSIS
After Sheriff Ken puts money in the safe, his brother Clem gives Rawhide the combination. With the money gone the disgruntled townsmen make Boots Sheriff and lock up Ken. Clem, now a prisoner of Rawhide, has a change of heart and sends Ken a message with the outlaw's location. Ken escapes by impersonating the saloon entertainer and rides for the hangout.

Clem the clerk conspires with a gang of outlaws to share the profits of a robbery when he gives the leader of the gang, 'Rawhide', the safe's combination.

Prior to robbing the business, Rawhide telephones the Sheriff that a rancher is being attacked by a group of cattle rustlers. Upon finding out the call is a hoax, the Sheriff and his posse return to catch the robbers in the act. A gunfight ensures with most of the outlaws escaping through a hole in the floor. Clem, the Sheriff's brother is found tied up, and nearly dies when the building catches fire in the gunfight,

Mr. Turner, the owner of the business discovers the robbery is an inside job when he finds the safe's combination on a note in Clem's handwriting. When the Sheriff refuses to pursue the outlaw gang until morning, one of the town folk, Boots, takes over as Sheriff and tie Ken, the old sheriff up.

CAST & CREW
Ken Maynard as Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
Cecilia Parker as Mary Turner
Fred Kohler as 'Rawhide'
Frank Hagney as Deputy 'Boots'
Jack Rockwell as Henchman Rocky
James A. Marcus as Mr. Turner
Albert J. Smith as Henchman 'Smokey'
Eddie Barnes as Charlie Curzon
Slim Whitaker as Henchman Pete
Franklyn Farnum as Saloonkeper
Tarzan as Tarzan, Ken's Horse

Directed by Alan James
Written by Nate Gatzert (story and screenplay)
Produced by Ken Maynard
Cinematography Ted D. McCord
Edited by Charles Harris
Production company Ken Maynard Productions Inc.
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date 16 April 1934
Running time 61 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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