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Red River Valley [VHS]

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Republic Pictures present "RED RIVER VALLEY" (12 December 1941) (54 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, at the age of 18 --- played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws and his own group, the International Cowboys --- In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called "Sons of the Pioneers" --- While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston and finally Roy Rogers --- Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" --- They first appeared in the western "Rhythm on the Range" (1936), starring Bing Crosby --- In 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in 1938, "Under Western Stars" (1938) --- He made almost 100 films --- then came television, "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) ran on CBS from October 1951 through September 1964.

Under Joseph Kane (Director / Producer), Malcolm Stuart Boylan (Screenwriter), Jack A. Marta (Cinematographer), Gene Autry (Composer (Music Score), Smiley Burnette (Composer (Music Score), Cy Feuer (Composer (Music Score), Sam Stept (Composer (Music Score), William P. Thompson (Editor) - - - - Our story line and plot, In a modern setting, Roy takes on corrupt businessmen wose stock scheme will give them control of the construction of a dam --- The Sons of the Pioneers join Roy as regulars in is Republic films --- Gene Autry even composed a song for Roy's early film, with Smiley Burnette giving out with another tuneful ditty --- some wonderful tunes, RED RIVER VALLEY -- SQUARE DANCE -- SUNSET ON THE TRAIL -- LILY OF HILLBILLY VALLEY -- WHEN PAYDAY ROLLS AROUND -- CHANT OF THE WANDERER -- CIELITO LINDO -- HASTA LA VISTA -- SPRINGTIME ON THE RANGE.

the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
George 'Gabby' Hayes ... Gabby Whittaker
Sally Payne ... Sally Whittaker
Trevor Bardette ... Allison
Gale Storm ... Kay Sutherland
Robert Homans ... Sheriff Sutherland
Wally Wales ... Murdock (as Hal Taliaferro)
Lynton Brent ... Henchman Feld
Sons of the Pioneers ... Musicians
Hank Bell ... Hank
Pat Brady ... Pat (member, Sons of the Pioneers)
Bob Burns ... Townsman
Fred Burns ... Cattle Rancher
Hugh Farr ... Violin player - Sons of the Pioneers
Karl Farr ... Karl (Sons of the Pioneers)
Jack Kirk ... Sheep Rancher
Ted Mapes ... Henchman
Monte Montague ... Mechanic
Bob Nolan ... Singer (leader, Sons of the Pioneers)
Jack O'Shea ... Helpful passerby
Lloyd Perryman ... Lloyd (member, Sons of the Pioneers)
Jack Rockwell ...
Tim Spencer ... Tim (Sons of the Pioneers)

BIOS:
1. Roy Rogers (aka: Leonard Franklin Slye)
Date of Birth: 5 November 1911 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Death: 6 July 1998 - Apple Valley, California

2. George 'Gabby' Hayes (aka: George Francis Hayes)
Date of Birth: 7 May 1885 - Wellsville, New York
Date of Death: 9 February 1969 - Burbank, California

Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "THE ROY ROGERS BOOK: A REFERENCE TRIVIA SCRAPBOOK" (Paperback) --- reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends --- this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel --- Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said --- plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure --- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys" --- Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that --- "Trigger" died in 1965 age of thirty-three --- Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did --- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans --- inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976 --- inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death --- Don't miss this one --- now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing --- Don't hesitate - rush out and pick up your copy today --- Great reading in the days and weeks to come --- I guarantee it!

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under DVD Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 54 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (11/15/1994)

Red River Valley, 1941 film

The film begins with a song while a couple ride in the late afternoon. The party is interrupted by the noise of an explosive. Are robbers blowing the bank's safe? Can they be caught? A fast car would be helpful. Roy finds a clue. [No moulage of tire tracks?] Who could be involved? An owl screeches. The Red River will be dammed to create electric power. [We learn who is involved.] How can they finance the dam now? Roy explains the dilemma. Allison offers a deal: sell the stock to the owners of that gambling casino. There is an objection to this financial deal. Why were there so many accidents during construction? Whose car matched that hub cap design? Roy and his group leave for El Paso for their next job. But Roy has plans for an undercover investigation.

Roy discovers where that medallion came from, but Murdoch's gang catches them! There are gun shots and a car chase. The dogs have treed an intruder! Roy explains his suspicions to the Sheriff, to no avail. Who benefitted from these events? Roy warns against monopoly control of the water supply, then acts to prevent a meeting of the stockholders. [Not a good example?] The Sheriff's daughter outsmarts Roy! Sally the telephone operator takes the message, then thinks quickly and leaves. Roy has a plan for a remote broadcast to El Paso. Sally will help. Allison has a suspicion, and acts on it. Roy's band plays in jail. The lumber supplier wants his money right now. Roy has a plan, he needs help. "It's a jailbreak!" There is a car chase for action. Roy discusses how the stolen money could be laundered as winnings at that gambling casino. They eat beans around their campfire. Roy has plans.

Roy and his band ride to the "Casa Rio". Allison plans to buy control of the Water Company. Roy intervenes to stop the sale. There is smoke and fire, people run outside. Allison runs back inside to rescue his paper money. "It's in the bag." The newspaper headline has good news. There is a hayride for a happy ending. There is another song.

This story has a complex plot for a low-budget movie. It plays fast and loose with the law too. The message in this movie explains the value of a municipal owned water company, and how crooks want to seize control for their evil ends. Without the western setting the story is similar to a short story by Chandler or Hammett. The idea of using a fire to make someone get a hidden object came from a Sherlock Holmes story. So too the idea of leaving in order to return secretly ("The Hound of the Baskervilles").

Republic Pictures present "RED RIVER VALLEY" (12 December 1941) (53 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, at the age of 18 --- played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws and his own group, the International Cowboys --- In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called "Sons of the Pioneers" --- While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston and finally Roy Rogers --- Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" --- They first appeared in the western "Rhythm on the Range" (1936), starring Bing Crosby --- In 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in 1938, "Under Western Stars" (1938) --- He made almost 100 films --- then came television, "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) ran on CBS from October 1951 through September 1964.

Under Joseph Kane (Director / Producer), Malcolm Stuart Boylan (Screenwriter), Jack A. Marta (Cinematographer), Gene Autry (Composer (Music Score), Smiley Burnette (Composer (Music Score), Cy Feuer (Composer (Music Score), Sam Stept (Composer (Music Score), William P. Thompson (Editor) - - - - Our story line and plot, In a modern setting, Roy takes on corrupt businessmen wose stock scheme will give them control of the construction of a dam --- The Sons of the Pioneers join Roy as regulars in is Republic films --- Gene Autry even composed a song for Roy's early film, with Smiley Burnette giving out with another tuneful ditty --- some wonderful tunes, RED RIVER VALLEY -- SQUARE DANCE -- SUNSET ON THE TRAIL -- LILY OF HILLBILLY VALLEY -- WHEN PAYDAY ROLLS AROUND -- CHANT OF THE WANDERER -- CIELITO LINDO -- HASTA LA VISTA -- SPRINGTIME ON THE RANGE.

the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
George 'Gabby' Hayes ... Gabby Whittaker
Sally Payne ... Sally Whittaker
Trevor Bardette ... Allison
Gale Storm ... Kay Sutherland
Robert Homans ... Sheriff Sutherland
Wally Wales ... Murdock (as Hal Taliaferro)
Lynton Brent ... Henchman Feld
Sons of the Pioneers ... Musicians
Hank Bell ... Hank
Pat Brady ... Pat (member, Sons of the Pioneers)
Bob Burns ... Townsman
Fred Burns ... Cattle Rancher
Hugh Farr ... Violin player - Sons of the Pioneers
Karl Farr ... Karl (Sons of the Pioneers)
Jack Kirk ... Sheep Rancher
Ted Mapes ... Henchman
Monte Montague ... Mechanic
Bob Nolan ... Singer (leader, Sons of the Pioneers)
Jack O'Shea ... Helpful passerby
Lloyd Perryman ... Lloyd (member, Sons of the Pioneers)
Jack Rockwell ...
Tim Spencer ... Tim (Sons of the Pioneers)

BIOS:
1. Roy Rogers (aka: Leonard Franklin Slye)
Date of Birth: 5 November 1911 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Death: 6 July 1998 - Apple Valley, California

2. George 'Gabby' Hayes (aka: George Francis Hayes)
Date of Birth: 7 May 1885 - Wellsville, New York
Date of Death: 9 February 1969 - Burbank, California

Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "THE ROY ROGERS BOOK: A REFERENCE TRIVIA SCRAPBOOK" (Paperback) --- reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends --- this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel --- Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said --- plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure --- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys" --- Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that --- "Trigger" died in 1965 age of thirty-three --- Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did --- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans --- inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976 --- inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death --- Don't miss this one --- now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing --- Don't hesitate - rush out and pick up your copy today --- Great reading in the days and weeks to come --- I guarantee it!

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under DVD Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 53 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (4/19/2004)