 | "Roy Rogers B-Western Series ... The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944) ... Republic Pictures "
rating: 4
Republic Pictures presents "THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS" (24 June 1944) (69 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, at the age of 18 --- played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws and his own group, the International Cowboys --- In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called "Sons of the Pioneers" --- While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston and finally Roy Rogers --- Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" --- They first appeared in the western "Rhythm on the Range" (1936), starring Bing Crosby --- In 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in 1938, "Under Western Stars" (1938) --- He made almost 100 films --- then came television, "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) ran on CBS from October 1951 through September 1964.
Under Joseph Kane (Director), Harry Grey (Producer), Jack Townley (Screenwriter), Jack A. Marta (Cinematographer), Morton Scott (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), Tony Martinelli (Editor), Fred A. Ritter (Art Director), Charles Thompson (Set Designer), Larry Ceballos (Choreography) - - - - Our story line and plot, Roy an undercover insurance agent pretending to be a showboat performer, searches for Dales Evan's (a showboat singer) father, an escaped convict falsely accused of stealing an express box five years previously --- The showboat setting provides the opportunity for eight songs and an extravagant final production number --- some wonderful tunes, WESTERN WONDERLAND -- LUCKY ME, UNLUCKY YOU -- DOWN IN THE OLD TOWN HALL -- TIMBER TRAIL -- SHOW BOAT -- SONG OF THE ROVER -- TAKE IT EASY -- TWO SEATED SADDLE ON A ONE GAITED HORSE -- YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS -- DOWN MEXICO WAY.
the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
Dale Evans ... Betty Weston
Grant Withers ... Express Agent Lucas
Harry Shannon ... Sam Weston
George Cleveland ... Capt. 'Cap' Joe
William Haade ... Buster, Roy's Sidekick
Bob Nolan ... Singer (as Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers)
Sons of the Pioneers ... Musicians (as Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers)
Tim Spencer ... Tim, Sons of the Pioneers
Hugh Farr ... Band Member-Fiddle Player / Sons of the Pioneers
Karl Farr ... Band Member-Guitarist / Sons of the Pioneers
Ken Carson ... Band Member / Sons of the Pioneers
Weldon Heyburn ... Charley Goss
Wally Wales ... Ferguson (as Hal Taliaferro)
Tom London ... Sheriff Allen
Dick Botiller ... Indian Pete
Janet Martin ... Showboat Singer
Bob Burns ... Townsman
Horace B. Carpenter ... Townsman
William Desmond ... Townsman
Franklyn Farnum ... Man in Audience
Geraldine Farnum ... Dancer
Shug Fisher ... Band Member Shug
Fred Graham ... Henchman
Si Jenks ... Old Timer Character
Rex Lease ... Gambler Jim
Frank Mills ... Lou, the Ticket Taker
Jack O'Shea ... Deputy
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones ... Stagehand Wylie
Robert J. Wilke ... Deputy
BIOS:
1. Roy Rogers (aka: Leonard Franklin Slye)
Date of Birth: 5 November 1911 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Death: 6 July 1998 - Apple Valley, California
2. Dale Evans (aka: Frances Octavia Smith)
Date of Birth: 31 October 1912, Uvalde, Texas
Date of Death: 7 February 2001, Apple Valley, California
Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "THE ROY ROGERS BOOK: A REFERENCE TRIVIA SCRAPBOOK" (Paperback) --- reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends --- this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel --- Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said --- plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure --- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys" --- Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that --- "Trigger" died in 1965 age of thirty-three --- Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did --- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans --- inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976 --- inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death --- Don't miss this one --- now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing --- Don't hesitate - rush out and pick up your copy today --- Great reading in the days and weeks to come --- I guarantee it!
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under DVD Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 69 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (1/01/2004)
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