The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)

Insurance Investigator Roy is looking for Weston and the missing money he supposedly obtained in a robbery. When he catches him and listens to his story, he changes his mind about him. A ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writer:

Jack Townley (original screenplay)

Stars:

Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dale Evans

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roy Rogers	...	Roy Rogers
Trigger	...	Trigger (as Trigger Smartest Horse in the Movies)
Dale Evans	...	Betty Weston
Grant Withers	...	Express Agent Lucas
Harry Shannon	...	Sam Weston
George Cleveland	...	Captain 'Cap' Joe
William Haade	...	Buster
Weldon Heyburn	...	Charley Goss
Hal Taliaferro	...	Ferguson
Tom London	...	Sheriff Allen
Dick Botiller	...	Indian Pete
Janet Martin	...	Showboat Singer
Bob Nolan	...	Singer (as Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers)
Sons of the Pioneers	...	Musicians (as Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers)

Storyline

Insurance Investigator Roy is looking for Weston and the missing money he supposedly obtained in a robbery. When he catches him and listens to his story, he changes his mind about him. A freak accident locates the missing money box and they find the seal unbroken. Roy then announces the box will be opened at the showboat that evening.

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Plot Keywords:

crap game | father escapes from jail | smart horse | actor shares last name with character | actor shares first and last name with character | 

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Taglines:

NEW SONGS...NEW LAUGHS...NOW ACTION....SUSPENSE...In The Greatest Of All Roger's Hits!

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Genres:

Action | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 1944 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Rosa Amarela do Texas

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures Corporation (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min (original) 54 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this movie, Dale Evans plays a character named Betty Weston. Roy Rogers previously appeared in two movies, being billed under the name of Dick Weston. Those movies were The Old Barn Dance (1938) and Wild Horse Rodeo (1937).

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Quotes

Band leader: [seeing Roy Rogers getting in a fight with multiple assailants] Hey, that's a little uneven!

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Connections

Referenced in The Big Bang Theory: The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation (2009)

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Soundtracks

Down Mexico Way
(uncredited)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Sol Meyer and Eddie Cherkose

User Reviews

The Only Gal For Me

Believe it or not Trigger gets his share of appearance in The Yellow Rose Of Texas even though a great deal of the film is on a showboat. Roy Rogers is a performer on the boat which I assume is working either the Red or the Sabine Rivers which do border Texas. George Cleveland is the captain and he's hired both Roy and Dale Evans for his show.

But Dale is the daughter of Harry Shannon who escaped jail after serving three years on a robbery charge. He was accused of holding up an express company shipment and he's busted out to prove his innocence. Roy is working undercover for the insurance company and his job was to stay close to Dale should Shannon try to contact her.

Of course he does and of course Roy gets his man. But Shannon convinces him of his innocence and the fact Roy's interested in Dale no doubt has a lot to do with it. Roy does start his own investigation and in due course the mystery is solved.

Unfortunately I saw an abbreviated version for television and while the plot seemed pretty intact, I'm betting some musical numbers were cut from the tape I saw. If you remember Mitch Miller's version of The Yellow Rose Of Texas from the Fifties, the melody is somewhat different, still Roy and Dale do well by the song.

The Yellow Rose Of Texas as a song will live a lot longer than this film will. Still it's not a bad B western and the Saturday afternoon kids loved it back in the day.