Tonight's Movies: Song of the Range (1944) and Louisiana (1947) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Review

Very exciting news for fans of last year's Monogram Matinee Volume 1 collection from the Warner Archive: Two more volumes have been released this spring, in less than a month's time!The Monogram Matinee Volume 2 collection, featuring SONG OF THE RANGE (1944) and LOUISIANA (1947), came out at the very end of April, and Volume 3 was released just yesterday, on May 26th.SONG OF THE RANGE is a quick little 55-minute film starring Jimmy Wakely and Dennis Moore.The late Western historian Les Adams offers the information at IMDb that the SONG OF THE RANGE script by Betty Burbridge is a reworking of PALS IN SADDLE (1938), a Three Mesquiteers "B" film she wrote with Stanley Roberts.The SONG OF THE RANGE plot is frankly a bit confusing, with Denny (Dennis Moore, seen here) unjustly accused of murder. There are multiple identities galore as Denny's pal Jimmy (Jimmy Wakely) and secret agent Dale Harding (Cay Forester) are on the trail of gold smugglers, while saving Denny's life.Much of this…