Silver Spurs (1943)

Roy's boss has inherited a very large ranch but the will keeps him from selling it although his widow could. Lucky Miller is out to get control of the ranch so he has a girl come west to ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writers:

John K. Butler (original screenplay), J. Benton Cheney (original screenplay)

Stars:

Roy Rogers, Trigger, Smiley Burnette

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roy Rogers	...	Roy Rogers
Trigger	...	Trigger
Smiley Burnette	...	Frog Millhouse
John Carradine	...	Lucky Miller
Phyllis Brooks	...	Mary Johnson
Jerome Cowan	...	Jerry Johnson
Joyce Compton	...	Millie Love
Dick Wessel	...	Buck Walters
Hal Taliaferro	...	Steve Corlan
Forrest Taylor	...	Judge Pebble
Charles C. Wilson	...	Mr. Hawkins (as Charles Wilson)
Byron Foulger	...	Justice of the Peace
Bob Nolan	...	Bob, Leader of the Sons of the Pioneers
Sons of the Pioneers	...	Musicians, Ranch Hands

Storyline

Roy's boss has inherited a very large ranch but the will keeps him from selling it although his widow could. Lucky Miller is out to get control of the ranch so he has a girl come west to marry him. Then after the wedding he has his henchman kill the owner. Roy is nearby and when the murder gun is switched with his, Roy finds himself in jail.

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Plot Keywords:

ranch | henchman | murder | song | stunts | 

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Taglines:

All jammed into one super entertainment special you'll be talking about weeks after you see it!

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Genres:

Action | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 August 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caminho Trágico

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min 68 min (original) 54 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Back in Your Own Backyard"
(uncredited)
Written by Dave Dreyer, Billy Rose and Al Jolson
Performed by Roy Rogers

User Reviews

"Why couldn't you have yelled 'Whoa'?"

Excellent Roy Rogers vehicle with a great, wily performance by John Carradine as an added bonus.

Good pacing and good direction (and yes, a few very good stunts) place this way above similar movies. Even the usually annoying side-kick role (with this one, it's Smiley Burnette as "Frog") isn't that bad at all.

Also, far less corny than some would first expect if you've seen others with similar plots from this time period.

There are a few very good action sequences, and some very funny lines if you're in the right mood.

The story mostly involves a "mail-order bride"; Mary the reporter going in to get a story about the "playboy" rancher and what is obviously a "phoney deal". Rogers is only trying to help his boss. However, the rancher is shot (admittedly, it was one unbelievably good shot through a car window from a fair distance) and Roy is conveniently framed when he shows up at the accident scene to check things out. Of course, you know that everything is bound to turn out for the best. There is also time for a couple good old songs.

10/10.