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

Edited into Six Gun Theater: The Yellow Rose of Texas (2016)

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Soundtracks

Song of the Rover
(uncredited)
Written by Bob Nolan

User Reviews

Too much singing--even for a Roy Rogers film.

There are two broad categories of Roy Rogers westerns--those where there is a story punctuated by songs and those which are nothing but a long series of songs punctuated, occasionally, by plot. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" falls into that latter category. The film has TONS of songs and the plot itself is pretty limp--making it one of the weaker Rogers films.

The Yellow Rose from the title is actually a showboat. And, since showboats have lots of singing and dancing, that's exactly what you get a lot of during the movie. Now the Sons of the Pioneers were in better form than usual--but I am sure kids at the time squirmed in their seats when in addition, Roy, Dale and practically everyone began singing through the course of the film! As for the plot (what little there is of it), Roy is (once again) playing an undercover agent. He's insinuated himself on the boat to follow Dale. After all, her father is assumed to have been involved with a robbery and he's missing--and maybe by following her he'll locate the dad. Now here's where it gets pretty limp--when Roy finally finds the guy, he immediately assumes he's innocent...because Dale tells him! And the rest of the film is devoted to Roy the social worker to prove this and help everyone to live happily ever after. A bit typical of his plots--but pretty weak as well.

Overall, if you are a Roy Rogers fan, by all means watch it. Others, however, might be better served trying some of his other films first.