The Gun Ranger (1936)

In the lawless canvas of a frontier town, Ranger Dan Larsen grapples with the unrelenting grasp of injustice. After failing to secure a conviction for Wally Smeed, the suspected murderer of Molly Pearson's father, he resigns from his badge, cloaking himself in shadows to wage a clandestine war against the outlaw band ruling the town. Molly, orphaned and vulnerable, is placed under the guardianship of District Attorney Kemper Mills, a man whose facade of lawfulness hides a sinister agenda. Risking his life, Larsen engages in a fierce duel with gang member Bud Cooper, and escapes to the secluded cabin that serves as the gang's den. He eavesdrops on their nefarious plans to raid Molly's ranch, but his cover is blown. Captured, he is thrown to the mercy of Smeed, who surprisingly spares him, revealing his own innocence and implicating Mills as the puppeteer of the town's corruption. Larsen races against the ticking clock to Molly's ranch, intercepting the signing of the guardianship papers and exposing Mills' treachery. However, he finds himself arrested, helplessly hauled back to town by Mills and the Judge. A heated confrontation ensues, ending with the Judge dead and Mills on the run. In a twist of fate, Larsen discovers that the fallen Judge was Smeed's father. Teaming up with Carl Beeman and a posse of riders, Larsen plots to defend Molly's ranch from the imminent raid. Amidst the chaos, the secretive Boss of the gang kidnaps Molly. Determined to save her, Larsen and Smeed set out in pursuit, their paths entwined in a deadly chase to bring down the puppeteer of their shared misery: Mills. The Gun Ranger transforms into a tale of redemption, justice, and unlikely alliances, where the line between the outlaw and the lawman blurs against the backdrop of frontier justice.

The Gun Ranger is a western movie featuring Bob Steele and directed by Robert N. Bradbury.

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