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Down Rio Grande Way (1942)

Genre : Western

Runtime : 57M

Director : William Berke
Writer : Paul Franklin

Synopsis

Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin (!), who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector (Norman Willis) who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor (Davision Clark), is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments. Britt Wood takes over from Cliff Edwards as Starrett's comical sidekick, while band singer Rose Ann Stevens makes an impressive acting debut as the heroine.

Actors

Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett
Steve Martin
Russell Hayden
Russell Hayden
'Lucky' Haines
Britt Wood
Britt Wood
Britt Haines
Rose Anne Stevens
Rose Anne Stevens
Mary Ann Baldridge
Norman Willis
Norman Willis
Mack Vandall
Davison Clark
Davison Clark
Colonel Elihu Baldridge
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Henchman Stoner
Budd Buster
Budd Buster
Clem Kearney
Joseph Eggenton
Joseph Eggenton
Judge Randolph Henderson
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
Sam Houston
Betty Roadman
Betty Roadman
Ma Haines
John L. Cason
John L. Cason
Red
Steve Clark
Steve Clark
Ranger Captain
Jim Corey
Jim Corey
Henchman Lobo
William Desmond
William Desmond
Townsman
Herman Hack
Herman Hack
Storekeeper
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton
Ranger Davidson
Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard
Posse Rider
Frank McCarroll
Frank McCarroll
Posse Rider
Art Mix
Art Mix
Henchman
Lew Morphy
Lew Morphy
Cowboy
Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
Commissioner Adams
Lee Prather
Lee Prather
Cohort in Washington
Tom Smith
Tom Smith
Townsman
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
Commissioner Harvey

Crews

William Berke
William Berke
Director
Paul Franklin
Paul Franklin
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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