''The Lone Star Ranger'' is a 1930 American

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film directed by A.F. Erickson and written by Seton I. Miller and

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. The film stars George O'Brien,

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, Walter McGrail,

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, Russell Simpson and Roy Stewart. It is based on the 1915 novel '' The Lone Star Ranger'' by

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. The film was released on January 5, 1930, by

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. Parts of the film were shot in

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and Rainbow Bridge in Utah.

Cast

* George O'Brien as Buck Duane *

as Mary Aldridge * Walter McGrail as Phil Lawson *

as Bowery Kid * Russell Simpson as Colonel John Aldridge * Roy Stewart as Captain McNally * Lee Shumway as Henchman Red Cane * Colin Chase as Tom Laramie * Richard Alexander as Henchman *Joel Franz as Hank Jones *

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as Henchman *Oliver Eckhardt as Lem Parker *Caroline Rankin as Mrs. Parker * Elizabeth Patterson as Sarah Martin *Billy Butts as Bill Jones *

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as Baby Jones * William Steele as First Deputy *Bob Fleming as Second Deputy

Other versions

This Zane Grey novel was adapted four or more times to film. Silent versions were released in

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and 1923. The version released in 1930 was tagged as "Zane Grey's first all talking picture". The fourth adaptation was released in 1942.

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