Apache Rose (1947)

Director:

William Witney

Writer:

Gerald Geraghty (writer)

Release Date:

15 February 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

The Vegas own an oil rich ranch and Calhoun is after the mineral rights. He gets Carlos Vega to run huge gambling debts...

Plot Keywords:

Oil | Gambler | Gambling Debt | Trucolor | Horse

Cast

Roy Rogers	...	Roy Rogers
Trigger	...	Trigger, Roy's Horse (as The Smartest Horse in the Movies)
Dale Evans	...	Billie Colby
Olin Howland	...	Alkali Elkins (as Olin Howlin)
George Meeker	...	Reed Calhoun
John Laurenz	...	Henchman Pete
Russ Vincent	...	Carlos Vega
Minerva Urecal	...	Felicia
LeRoy Mason	...	Henchman Hilliard
Donna Martell	...	Rosa Vega (as Donna de Mario)
Terry Frost	...	Sheriff Jim Mason
Conchita Lemus	...	Dancer
Tex Terry	...	Henchman Likens
Bob Nolan	...	Bob
Sons of the Pioneers	...	Musicians

Runtime:

75 min (original version) | 54 min (edited version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Trucolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

Republic Pictures

Trivia:

Film debut of Donna Martell (billed as Donna DeMario).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Roy and Alkali climb into the hatch of the boat to hide, Roy is on the left and they both have their hats on. In the close-ups of them listening to the sheriff's conversation with Billie, they have switched places in the hatch and their hats are off. When they climb out after the sheriff leaves they are back in their original places and their hats are on.

Quotes:

Billie Colby: Carlos, how can I take you seriously? All those escapades... and not forgetting that weakness for gambling, either. I don't like it.
Carlos Vega: Billie, I've given that up. Honest!
Billie Colby: Wanna make a bet?
Carlos Vega: Why, sure, anything!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Apache Rose

A Black Eye for Apache Rose

Roy Rogers is an oil prospector who wants to get rights to drill for oil on a promising piece of land. Dale Evans (as Billie) sails a local tugboat named "Apache Rose" and Olin Howlin is Mr. Rogers' lovable old codger friend "Alkali". Bob Nolan and the "Sons of the Pioneers" are around when necessary. Gamblers aboard the boat "Casino Del Mar" aka "S.S. Casino" are the main adversaries, led by nasty George Meeker (as Reed Calhoun). This film is very poorly performed and presented by Rogers and company. Ms. Evans is absurd as a disguised Senorita, and her song "There's Nothing' Like Coffee in the Morning" looks like a breakfast commercial try-out. Mr. Howlin's quickly disappearing "black eye" might have been better placed on the entire disjointed production.

* Apache Rose (1947) William Witney ~ Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Olin Howland