New Mexico is the scene of undeveloped gold mines and kidnapping. Modern elements include tommy guns, an airplane, two-way radios, fast cars, and big city gangsters.
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| Roy Rogers | ... | Roy Rogers | |
| George 'Gabby' Hayes | ... | Gabby Whittaker | |
| Linda Hayes | ... | Carol Stevens | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Joe Keenan - aka Harmon | |
| Judy Clark | ... | Judy | |
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Bobby Beers | ... | Bobby |
| Sons of the Pioneers | ... | Cowhands / Musicians (as The Sons of the Pioneers) | |
| Arthur Loft | ... | Peter Moreland | |
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Charles Miller | ... | John McMahon |
| Sam Flint | ... | Harold Prentiss | |
| Jack Kirk | ... | Sheriff Benton | |
| Jack Ingram | ... | Louie - Henchman | |
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To get the three needed business men to visit the Stevens mine, Roy stages a ride with the Vacaros and has them as honored guests. Seeing a chance to make a lot of money, gangster Harmon joins the ride and then has his men kidnap the three. Having filmed a fake holdup earlier, he uses the film to convince the Sheriff that Roy and the boys were the Kidnapers. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
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17 February 1942 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sheriff Benton: Hey! If you don't stop that racket I'll...
Tim: Aw, you'll do what? Throw us in jail, I suppose.
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Written by Tim Spencer and Glenn Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers
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Tim: Hey, Sheriff, let us out of here! I wasn't raised to be a convict.Sheriff Benton: Hey! If you don't stop that racket I'll...
Tim: Aw, you'll do what? Throw us in jail, I suppose.
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Down the TrailWritten by Tim Spencer and Glenn Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers
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South Of Santa Fe has Roy Rogers with the rest of the Sons Of The Pioneers in New Mexico trying to get a group of wealthy investors to look at a mine owned by Linda Hayes. But gangster Paul Fix who is on the lam sees a real big opportunity to make a lot of quick bucks by kidnapping these rich guys.
Fix is one of the shrewdest and most dangerous of villains ever in a Roy Rogers western. He's put a neat little frame around Roy and the Sons and it will take every bit of cleverness to foil his dastardly scheme.
A fair share of music is in South Of Santa Fe though nothing really stands out. The best was a square dance where Bobby Beers and Judy Clark decide to liven things up with a jitterbug.
One of Roy's better films and I think I saw a much edited version because I had to fill some blanks in with the story. Still lots of action, lots of singing, and a very cunning villain for Roy to best.