The Forest Rangers

1h 27min

Drama

Ranger Don Stuart fights a forest fire with timber boss friend Tana 'Butch' Mason, and finds evidence of arson. He suspects Twig Dawson but can't prove it. Butch loves Don but he, poor fool, won't notice her as a woman; instead he meets socialite Celia in town and elopes with her. The action plot (Don's pursuit of the fire starter) parallels Tana's comic efforts to scare tenderfoot Celia back to the city.

Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Don Stuart
Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

Celia Huston Stuart
Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Tana 'Butch' Mason
Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Jammer Jones
Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Twig Dawson
Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Howard Huston
Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Frank Hatfield
Rod Cameron

Rod Cameron

Jim Lawrence
Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Terry McCabe
James Brown

James Brown

George Tracy
Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Otto Hanson
Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Sheriff (uncredited)
George Chandler

George Chandler

Keystone Cop (uncredited)
Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Judge (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Lookout (uncredited)
Pat West

Pat West

Bartender (uncredited)
George Turner

George Turner

Cowboy in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Collector (uncredited)
Al Thompson

Al Thompson

Lumberjack (uncredited)

Release date

21st Oct 1942

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English