The Forest Rangers (film)

The Forest Rangers
The Forest Rangers
	1942 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	George Marshall
Screenplay by	Harold Shumate
Story by	Thelma Strabel
Produced by	Robert Sisk
Starring	Fred MacMurray; Paulette Goddard; Susan Hayward
Cinematography	Charles Lang; William V. Skall
Edited by	Paul Weatherwax
Music by	Victor Young
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 21, 1942;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.5 million (US rentals)

The Forest Rangers is a 1942 American adventure film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by George Marshall, written by Harold Shumate based on a story by Thelma Strabel, and starring Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, and Susan Hayward. The film was notable for introducing the song "Jingle Jangle Jingle" which became a huge hit for Kay Kyser.^[2]

Plot[]

When a fire breaks out, forest ranger Don Stuart gets help from men who work for mill owner Tana Mason, a woman he fondly calls "Butch." In the air helping is pilot Frank Hatfield, whose love for Tana is not mutual. Everyone assumes that Tana and Don will end up together.

Once the blaze is out, Don concludes that arson was involved. Twig Dawson, a lumber man with grievances against Tana, is the likely culprit. While the investigation continues, Don attends a parade in town where a firecracker startles a horse carrying Celia Huston, who is thrown. It is love at first sight and Don marries Celia a day later, stunning Tana.

Twig is taken into custody when another fire breaks out. Tana and Celia are trapped together while Don realizes that Twig could not be responsible. He intends to parachute from Frank's plane into the area where the women are stranded, only to discover that Frank is the one who committed the arson. Don is able to narrowly escape and get to Tana and Celia in time.

Cast[]

Fred MacMurray as Don Stuart
Paulette Goddard as Celia Huston Stuart
Susan Hayward as Tana 'Butch' Mason
Lynne Overman as Jammer Jones
Albert Dekker as Twig Dawson
Eugene Pallette as Howard Huston
Regis Toomey as Frank Hatfield
Rod Cameron as Jim Lawrence
Clem Bevans as Terry McCabe
James Brown as George Tracy
Kenneth Griffith as Ranger
Keith Richards as Ranger
William Cabanne as Ranger
Jimmy Conlin as Otto Hanson
Ed Brady as Keystone Cop (uncredited)
Byron Foulger as Collector (uncredited)

References[]

^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 263. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

External links[]

The Forest Rangers at IMDb
The Forest Rangers at the TCM Movie Database
Synopsis at AllMovie
The Forest Rangers at the British Film Institute

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[1] "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58

[2] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 263. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

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