Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)
I'm aging myself here, being a big fan of the Cisco Kid TV series with Duncan Renaldo as the "gentleman of the old west" and his side-kick, Pancho played by lovable Leo Carrillo. This film isn't as sanitized as the 1950s TV show.
Gilbert Roland's version is closer to the lovable rogue that O. Henry had written about in "The Caballero's Way", and even that early talky western "In Old Arizona" (1928). This one has Chris-Pin Martin as Pancho, his loyal side-kick. Gilbert's character will actually speak Spanish or has an authentic accent. He isn't above smoking, drinking, robbery and stealing kisses from pretty señoritas.
The story line is pretty light-weight and light-hearted, but quite enjoyable.
Gilbert Roland's Cisco Kid was so good that he made a sequel, "King of the Bandits" (1947), which is supposedly just as good. As of this writing, "Robin Hood of Monterey" is on Tubi and "King of the Bandits" is on YouTube.
I'm aging myself here, being a big fan of the Cisco Kid TV series with Duncan Renaldo as the "gentleman of the old west" and his side-kick, Pancho played by lovable Leo Carrillo. This film isn't as sanitized as the 1950s TV show.
Gilbert Roland's version is closer to the lovable rogue that O. Henry had written about in "The Caballero's Way", and even that early talky western "In Old Arizona" (1928). This one has Chris-Pin Martin as Pancho, his loyal side-kick. Gilbert's character will actually speak Spanish or has an authentic accent. He isn't above smoking, drinking, robbery and stealing kisses from pretty señoritas.
The story line is pretty light-weight and light-hearted, but quite enjoyable.
Gilbert Roland's Cisco Kid was so good that he made a sequel, "King of the Bandits" (1947), which is supposedly just as good. As of this writing, "Robin Hood of Monterey" is on Tubi and "King of the Bandits" is on YouTube.