The Renegade Ranger is a 1938 American Western film directed by David Howard.

[2] It was the first film Tim Holt made for RKO, for whom he would be one of the studio's biggest stars.

[3] Captain Jack Steele of the Texas Rangers is sent to arrest the beautiful Judith Alvarez.

[4] RKO borrowed Rita Hayworth from Columbia Pictures for this production.

Scenes for the production were shot in Chatsworth, CA.