Stars Over Texas (1946)

When Eddie and his pals deliver cattle to the Lawrence ranch, they run into trouble with Ringo Evans and his gang. Ringo's men are rustling cattle and attempting to kill the foreman. Seeing... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Emmett Tansey

Writer:

Frances Kavanaugh (original screenplay)

Stars:

Eddie Dean, Flash, Roscoe Ates

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Eddie Dean	...	Eddie Dean
Flash	...	Flash - Eddie's Horse
Roscoe Ates	...	'Soapy' Jones
Shirley Patterson	...	Terry Lawrence
Lee Bennett	...	Waco Harper / Bert Ford
Lee Roberts	...	Hank Lawrence, Bar L
Kermit Maynard	...	Henchman Knuckles
Jack O'Shea	...	Ringo Evans, Cross E Ranch
Hal Smith	...	Peddler Tucker
Matty Roubert	...	Henchman Buggsy
Carl Mathews	...	Henchman Two-Horn
William Fawcett	...	'Judge' Diamond Smith (as Bill Fawcett)
The Sunshine Boys	...	Singing Ranchhands

Storyline

When Eddie and his pals deliver cattle to the Lawrence ranch, they run into trouble with Ringo Evans and his gang. Ringo's men are rustling cattle and attempting to kill the foreman. Seeing the resemblance between the foreman and his pal Waco, Eddie has Waco impersonate the foreman. They then find proof that Evans is behimd the rustling but find themselves greatly outnumbered when the gang attacks.

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Plot Keywords:

rustler | ranch | rustling | gang | herd | 

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Taglines:

ACTION ROARS OVER THE PRAIRIE! MUSIC SOARS OVER THE RANGE!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1946 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of William Fawcett.

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Soundtracks

"Sands of the Old Rio Grande"
Written by Eddie Dean and Glenn Strange (as Glen Strange)
Sung by Eddie Dean (uncredited) with The Sunshine Boys (uncredited)

User Reviews

Eddie Dean rides to the rescue .........

Eddie Dean, the jovial singin cowboy, gets involved here with cattle rustlers and has his friend go undercover to get to the bottom of the theft ring. In the course of corralling these galloots, he finds time to sing a few above average cowboy tunes ----- all in an hour of undemanding B-movie fare.

Dean was never the most convincing hero-type , but his pleasant demeanor and excellent singing & songwriting were among the best of the era. Dean was overshadowed by Gene,Roy as well as Rex Allen. Considering the low budgets and quick production times, the film could have been much worse.

This one is so-so, probably of interest only to die-hard fans of the lanky singer.