Death Rides the Range 84 years old

Death Rides the Range

The otherwise standard Ken Maynard western Death Rides the Range is distinguished somewhat by a topical slant. The plot concerns a group of spies from an unnamed foreign country (gee, they sure sound German) who head westward to undermine American morale. Into this malaise wanders Maynard, supposedly a rootless cowpoke but in reality an FBI agent. Things begin to heat up when the villains lay claim to a helium well on the property owned by heroine Fay McKenzie. The film's silliest moment occurs in mid-stream, when chief villain Charlie King begins beating up everyone within arm's length, with nary a scratch on his own person.

Credits

Death Rides the Range Cast

Name Character
Dan White He was 6, 39 years old when he died as Townsman
Murdock MacQuarrie He was 61, 63 years old when he died as Sheriff
John Elliott He was 9, 26 years old when he died as Hiram Crabtree
Wally West He was 36, 80 years old when he died as Deputy
Fay McKenzie She was 21, 101 years old when she died as Letty Morgan
Ralph Peters He was 12, 6 years old when he died as Panhandle
Milburn Morante He was 52, 76 years old when he died as Land Recorder
Jack Evans He was 42, now 42 years old as Townsman
Charles King He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Dr. Flotow
Richard Alexander He was 37, 86 years old when he died as Big Nick Harden
Michael Vallon as Dr. Wahl
Bud Osborne He was 55, 79 years old when he died as Bartender Bud
Sven Hugo Borg He was 43, 84 years old when he died as Baron Starkoff
Charles King He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Joe Larkin
Julian Madison as Jim Morgan
Julian Rivero He was 49, 85 years old when he died as Pancho
Ken Maynard He was 44, 77 years old when he died as Ken Baxter

Death Rides the Range Crew

Name Department
Sam Newfield as Director. He was 40 (64) years old when He died Directing
Holbrook N. Todd as Editor. He was 33 (66) years old when He died Editing
Oliver Drake as Story. He was 36 (88) years old when He died Writing
Arthur Reed as Director of Photography. Camera
William Lively as Story. Writing
William Lively as Screenplay. Writing
Arthur Alexander as Producer. He was 0 (53) years old when He died Production
Max Alexander as Producer. He was 13 (63) years old when He died Production
Death Rides the Range poster
Death Rides the Range (84 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, December 14, 1939
  • Runtime: 58 minutes