Song of Texas (1943)

Now poor, Sam Bennett was a rodeo star in his younger days. When Roy learns Sam told his daughter he owned a ranch and she is arriving for a visit, Roy has him pose as the owner of his ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writer:

Winston Miller

Stars:

Roy Rogers, Sheila Ryan, Barton MacLane

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roy Rogers	...	Roy Rogers
Sheila Ryan	...	Sue Bennett
Barton MacLane	...	Jim Calvert
Harry Shannon	...	Sam Bennett
Pat Brady	...	Pat - Sons of the Pioneers
Arline Judge	...	Hildegarde Gray
William Haade	...	Fred Calvert
Eve March	...	Miss Murray
Hal Taliaferro	...	Henchman
Alex Nehara Dancers	...	Fiesta Dancers
Bob Nolan	...	Bob Nolan
Sons of the Pioneers	...	Musicians

Storyline

Now poor, Sam Bennett was a rodeo star in his younger days. When Roy learns Sam told his daughter he owned a ranch and she is arriving for a visit, Roy has him pose as the owner of his ranch. Learning her father and Roy are partners, she forces them to sign a legal document. They plan to tear it up when she leaves but using her power of attorney, she sells her fathers half of the ranch.

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Plot Keywords:

rodeo | horse

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Taglines:

A Rodeo of Rhythm, Action and Romance!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Canção do Texas

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min 69 min (original) 54 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Hildegarde Gray: Have you seen Pat around?
Bob: Pat... you ain't looking for him, are you?
Hildegarde Gray: Yeah.
Bob: Well, he's over at the bunkhouse trying to beautify himself.
Hildegarde Gray: Thanks.
[She leaves]
Bob: But it ain't doin' no good.

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Soundtracks

"I Love the Prairie Country"
Written by Glenn Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers

User Reviews

This is like early reality TV!

I loved the opening scene where he is playing himself in the children's hospital ward. Every detail, even down to the "assistant" who is trying to hurry him along, they are running late on their schedule. it seems almost like today's reality TV, only actually REAL. He seems to genuinely like kids, and it shows through, no acting. (obviously, since he either had or adopted so many of them in real life.) He seems to have been a very nice guy, bringing his horse and all into the children's ward room and getting Trigger to do tricks. Then it flashes back to "the past" where he was a rodeo rider etc and plays out the story, where once again, he plays a decent guy trying to help out a friend; from there it pretty much descends into formulaic B Western, although I did notice the nod to the changing role of women, the friend's daughter is a single, modern, rather pushy girl who works in New York as a bookkeeper for a company that does a "Half million dollars a month turnover!"