In Old Caliente
1939 film
- June 19, 1939 (1939-06-19)
Running time
54 minutes (US edited version)
In Old Caliente is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.[1]
Plot
Set after California's Statehood but before the American Civil War, Roy Rogers is working for a wealthy Spanish family. One of their men is secretly betraying the arrival of targets of opportunity to a group of Anglo American bandits but puts the blame on Roy.
The film has several unusual sequences such as having several scenes shot on a beach and having bandits after a giant sphere of gold. There is only one mention made of Caliente, California.
Cast
- Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
- Lynne Roberts as Jean Marshall
- George "Gabby" Hayes as "Gabby" Whittaker
- Jack La Rue as Sujarno
- Katherine DeMille as Rita Vargas
- Frank Puglia as Don José Vargas
- Harry Woods as 'Curly' Calkins
- Paul Marion as Carlos Vargas
- Ethel Wales as Aunt Felicia
- Merrill McCormick as Pedro
Soundtrack
- Roy Rogers - "Sundown on the Rangeland" (Written by Fred Rose)
- Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes - "We're Not Coming Out Tonight" (Written by Walter G. Samuels)
- Roy Rogers - "The Moon, She Will Be Shining Tonight" (Written by Walter G. Samuels)
- Roy Rogers - "Ride On Vaquero"
References
- ^ Hanfling, Barrie (April 21, 2016). Westerns and the Trail of Tradition: A Year-by-Year History, 1929-1962. McFarland. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-4766-0836-5.
External links
- In Old Caliente at the American Film Institute Catalog
- In Old Caliente at IMDb
- In Old Caliente is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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