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The Forest Rangers

1942 · 87 min

A lively old-fashioned adventure with blazing fires, romantic mix-ups, and folksy charm.

Directed by
George Marshall
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Sizzling Adventure...Flaming Romance...Hot as a Forest Fire!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
George Marshall
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • crime
  • survival
  • deception
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama
Directed by
George Marshall
Written by
Harold Shumate
Starring
Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, Susan Hayward, Lynne Overman, Albert Dekker, Eugene Pallette, Regis Toomey, Rod Cameron
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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