Rose of the Rancho (1936)

It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of California were the descendants of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Marion Gering

Writers:

Richard Walton Tully (play), David Belasco (play)

Stars:

John Boles, Gladys Swarthout, Charles Bickford

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Boles	...	Jim Kearney
Gladys Swarthout	...	Rosita Castro aka Don Carlos
Charles Bickford	...	Joe Kincaid
Grace Bradley	...	Flossie
Willie Howard	...	Pancho Spiegelgass
Herb Williams	...	Phineas P. Jones
H.B. Warner	...	Don Pasqual Castro
Charlotte Granville	...	Dona Petrona
Don Alvarado	...	Don Luis Espinosa
Minor Watson	...	Jonathan Hill
Louise Carter	...	Guadalupe
Pedro de Cordoba	...	Gomez
Paul Harvey	...	Boss Martin
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Sheriff James
Harry Woods	...	Bull Bangle

Storyline

It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of California were the descendants of the Dons who had colonized it a hundred years before and whose title deeds bore the signature and seal of a long-dead Spanish king. But, by a loop-hole in the law, the title-deeds of the Dons could not be recognized, and this opened the door of organized gangs of land-grabbers, such as the one led by Joe Kincaid, to operate with a prime excuse for legitimate plunder and robbery. In most cases the law was unable to cope with the situation. Then Rosita Castro, the daughter of Don Pasqual Castro, masked and disguised as a man, organized a band of vigilantes to fight against the tyranny of the outlaws, aided by an undercover federal agent, Jim Kearney.

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Plot Keywords:

falling off a horse | hat | woman dressed as a man | hotel owner | california | 

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Taglines:

THE MYSTERY BANDIT...A Drama of Old Mexico

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Genres:

Action | Music | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Rosa do Rancho

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed the opening marching song "Fight for the Right" and its lyrical central section "Without Freedom" to a text by David Ormont as a favor to Gladys Swarthout, and received no screen credit.

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Connections

Version of Rose of the Rancho (1914)

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Soundtracks

Little Rose of the Rancho
Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyrics by Leo Robin

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