When Cougar and his gang cross the border for a raid, they kill Jim's brother Bob. Jim takes leave from the Rangers and crosses back into Mexico posing as a wanted outlaw.


Is this worth your time? If you've got a soft spot for 1930s B-Westerns, sure. Just don't go in expecting John Ford levels of craft. If you get impatient with stiff dialogue and guys falling off horses in ways that look physically painful, skip it. I sat down with The Fighting Ranger expecting a bit of grit, but hones...

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"Is this worth your time? If you've got a soft spot for 1930s B-Westerns, sure. Just don't go in expecting John Ford levels of craft. If you get impatient with stiff dialogue and guys falling off horses in ways that look physically painful, skip it. I sat down with The Fighting Ranger expecting a bit of grit, but honestly, it’s mostly just people riding in circles. Buck Jones is decent enough, I guess, but there’s a hollowness to the whole thing. It reminded me a bit of the pacing issues in The ..."
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