Come on, Rangers!

"Come on Rangers" is an odd sort of film--mostly because Roy behaves a bit uncharacteristically. Perhaps this is because it's an early Roy Rogers film. It begins with the Texas Rangers being disbanded around the time Texas became a state. I checked--the organization was disbanded, at least for the most part, at that time. However, it was soon reorganized and begun anew. This film is set during this interval in between. Roy wants to help protect the public, so he joins the US Cavalry. The problem is that Roy is not one to take orders and although a very accomplished cavalry man, he insists on investigating a recent spate of crimes all on his lonesome. To do so, he even goes AWOL!! This is hardly the Roy we usually love.

While he is clearly a good guy, he's also a bit undisciplined and hot-headed! While the plot is a tad unusual for one of Rogers' films, it's better than his usual films. Much of this is because there's much less singing and Rogers isn't playing a caricature of himself like he so often did in later films. Worth watching.

By the way, although the film was set in the mid-late 1840s, the costumes and weapons were clearly from the late 19th century. For instance, they all use revolvers that fires bullets--very modern bullets. Colt .45s were often in the film--a fun not invented until the 1870s. For this reason, I'm knocking it from a 7 to a 6. The history teacher in me demands this!