Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)

In Texas after the Civil War, Ballard has declared martial law intending to drive the ranchers out of the county. When Col. Davis ousts Ballard and Roy is elected Sheriff, his man Stacy ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writers:

Olive Cooper, Hal Long (story)

Stars:

Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Marjorie Reynolds

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roy Rogers	...	Vance Corbin
George 'Gabby' Hayes	...	Gabriel 'Gabby' Hornaday
Marjorie Reynolds	...	Jeanie Grayson
Cy Kendall	...	Ambrose Ballard
Leigh Whipper	...	Kezeye
Sally Payne	...	Belle Starr
Eddie Acuff	...	Sam Starr
Robert Strange	...	Wilbur Cravens
William Haade	...	Captain Jeff Morgan
Jay Novello	...	Stacy
Roscoe Ates	...	Jailer Guffy

Storyline

In Texas after the Civil War, Ballard has declared martial law intending to drive the ranchers out of the county. When Col. Davis ousts Ballard and Roy is elected Sheriff, his man Stacy kills Davis. Ballard reinstates martial law and sentences Gabby to be executed. Roy luckily finds Stacy who has been shot by Ballard and now ready to confess.

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Plot Keywords:

post civil war | singing cowboy | horse | carpetbagger | robin hood plot

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

De Robin Hood van de Pecos

Filming Locations:

Burro Flats, Simi Hills, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min 59 min (original) 54 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Quotes

[last lines]
Vance Corbin: But suppose you'd have gotten yourself killed?
Jeanie Grayson: Would you miss me?
Vance Corbin: Well, I couldn't very well get along with you.
Jeanie Grayson: Would you mind telling me why?
Vance Corbin: Well, uh, because you cook like a Chinaman.

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Soundtracks

"A Certain Place I Know"
Written by Eddie Cherkose

User Reviews

In the Birth of a Nation tradition

Before the civil rights revolution post Civil War stories about the ravages the Confederate states had to endure under occupation was a common enough plot line for movies. This all started back in the early days of film with Birth of a Nation, continuing with Gone With the Wind.

You could never make Robin Hood of the Pecos today. Even clean living Roy Rogers shows a tinge of racism here when he meets actor Nick Stewart who refuses to help him because the law is after him. "Do as you're told," says Rogers sternly and Nick Stewart does just that. It's these kind of moments that made black people rightly ticked off at the film industry.

Roy is a former Confederate now operating as a Robin Hood type outlaw, battling the corrupt carpetbagger government as exemplified by Cy Kendall who's busy lining his own pockets with self-imposed tax money and having the Union occupying Army backing him up. He's actually the one who gets the acting honors in this film if honors can be given it.

I'm not even sure fans of the King of the Cowboys would go for this one.