Ranger of the Big Pines

1925 1h 10m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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A college graduate returns West after ten years in the East to her home in Sulfur Springs. Virginia's mother, the owner of a rooming house has turned hard and uncaring in her absence and the girl finds comfort in her friendship with Ross Cavanagh, a forest ranger. The latter runs afoul of cattle baron Sam Gregg, who resents a new tax on cattle grazing on government land.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenneth Harlan
Ross Cavanagh
Helene Costello
Virginia Weatherford
Eulalie Jensen
Lize Weatherford
Will Walling
Sam Gregg
Lew Harvey
Joe Gregg
Robert Graves
Redfield

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Writers: Louis D. Lighton, Hope Loring
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, shot by Allen Q. Thompson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kenneth Harlan and Helene Costello and Eulalie Jensen carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0016266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

W.S. Van Dyke directs. Allen Q. Thompson behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, shot by Allen Q. Thompson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Kenneth Harlan and Helene Costello and Eulalie Jensen carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0016266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.