Trouble in Texas (1937)Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list. Director:Robert N. BradburyWriter:Robert Emmett Tansey (screenplay) |
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Trouble in Texas (1937)Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list. Director:Robert N. BradburyWriter:Robert Emmett Tansey (screenplay) |
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| Tex Ritter | ... | ||
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White Flash | ... | |
| Rita Hayworth | ... |
Carmen Serano
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Yakima Canutt | ... |
Henchman Squint Palmer
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Charles King | ... |
Henchman Pinto
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Horace Murphy | ... |
Lucky
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Earl Dwire | ... |
Barker
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Tex Cooper | ... |
Rodeo Announcer
(as Tom Cooper)
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Hal Price | ... |
Federal Officer
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Glenn Strange | ... |
Middleton Sheriff
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Jack C. Smith | ... |
Bix
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The Texas Tornadoes | ... |
Musicians
(as Tex Ritter's Tornadoes)
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Tex is on the rodeo circuit looking for the men that killed his brother and he finds them in Middleton. Barker expects his man Squint to win the prize money but when Tex starts winning all the events, they put the poisoned needle in his halter rope, planning to have him mysteriously die just as the others did. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Tex Ritter tours the rodeo circuit, looking for the murderous cowboys that he believed caused the death of his brother, killed by the gang for taking too much money from them by winning. Meanwhile, undercover agent Rita Hayworth (who's beautiful and very brunette) is also on the case.
A remake of the John Wayne vehicle The Man From Utah (with Yakima Canutt playing virtually the same role), this is actually the better of the two with the usual winning performance by Tex, some great songs to pass the time, and a load of exciting stock footage of the real rodeo.
There's also some good villainy by eternal heavies Earl Dwire and Charles King, while the usually villainous Glenn Strange (the future Frankenstein monster) gets to be a good guy.
An exciting climax features some excellent stunt work and an explosive finale.