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• Actors: Roy Rogers, Sheila Ryan, Barton MacLane, Harry Shannon, Pat Brady
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Studio: Education 2000
• VHS Release Date: April 14, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000FZRC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,782 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Roy Rogers B-Western Series ... Song of Texas (1943) ... Republic Pictures ", October 8, 2007

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Song of Texas (DVD)

Republic Pictures present "SONG OF TEXAS" (14 June 1943) (69 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), Harry Grey (Producer), Winston Miller (Screenwriter), Reggie Lanning (Cinematographer), Morton Scott (Musical Direction/Supervision), Tony Martinelli (Editor), Russell Kimball (Art Director) - - - - Our story line and plot, A feud develops between Roy and his boss when the star quits the Calvert Brothers Rodeo to begin his own show --- The plot becomes more complicated when Roy loans his ranch to an old down and out rodeo star to insure that his daughter, coming for a visit from the east, will not be disillusioned by her father's run of bad luck --- appearing as Sue Bennett was actress Sheila Ryan who in real life was Mrs Pat Buttram from 1952 until her death in 1975 --- some veterans character actors show up to add to the fun Barton MacLane, Wally Wales, Hank Bell, Forrest Taylor, Jack O'Shea, Horace Murphy, Tom London and Yakima Canutt --- some wonderful tunes, MEXICALI ROSE -- MOONLIGHT AND ROSES -- RAINBOW OVER THE RANGE -- ON THE RHYTHM RANGE -- FAR WAY -- I LOVE THE PRAIRIE COUNTRY -- CIELITO LINDO.

the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
Sheila Ryan ... Sue Bennett
Barton MacLane ... Jim Calvert
Harry Shannon ... Sam Bennett
Bob Nolan ... Bob Nolan, (leader, Sons of the Pioneers)
Pat Brady ... Pat, Sons of the Pioneers
Lloyd Perryman ... Ranch hand / Son of the Pioneers
Tim Spencer ... Tim, (Sons of the Pioneers)
Hugh Farr ... Ranch hand / Son of the Pioneers
Karl Farr ... Ranch hand / Son of the Pioneers
Arline Judge ... Hildegarde Gray
William Haade ... Fred Calvert
Eve March ... Miss Murray
Wally Wales ... Henchman (as Hal Taliaferro)
Alex Nehara Dancers ... Dancers at fiesta
Hank Bell ... Replaced Driver
Fred Burns ... Race Official
Yakima Canutt ... Rodeo performer
Tom London ... Race Official
Horace Murphy ... Notary
Jack O'Shea ... Bill (driver)
Forrest Taylor ... Race Official

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

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: 69 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (5/07/2007)

4.0 out of 5 stars A Drama about Rodeo Life, August 31, 2010

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Acute Observer (By the Shore NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Song Of Texas [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Song of Texas, 1943 film

The film begins with a view of a Children's Hospital. A young boy is in a wheelchair. [Polio?] Another is on crutches. Roy Rogers and Trigger visit this hospital to entertain the children. [Was Trigger house-broken?] Roy sings a song. Sam Bennett, the famous rodeo performer, endowed this ward. But he is now down on his luck (booze and gambling). Jim Calvert offers him a risky job. "What a change!" Roy will compete with Sam Bennett. A gun shot begins the chuck wagon race outside the arena and back. A rear wheel falls off (!) and Sam is dumped to the ground. Roy rides back to check on Sam. That wagon wheel wasn't greased. [To fix the race?] Roy offers a deal to Sam. The ranch is jointly owned, they all agree. There is a surprise at the train station1 There is more humor over this mix-up. Moonlight and roses?

Two men ride up in the dark to start trouble. The cowboys rescue the horses from the fire at the barn. Jim Calvert offers Roy a job and a share of the profits from the rodeo show. The Calvert Brothers control all the rodeo shows. How do they keep track of their bills? Sue, Sam's daughter, knows bookkeeping. At night men show up to steal their horses! Can Roy stop them? There is drama when Sue's horse runs away. [Sue seems haughty.] "Nothing in writing?" They go into town to see a notary public. There are dancers for entertainment, then a song. Sue is headstrong and looks for a quick buck by making a deal with Jim Calvert. A Big Mistake? Will Sam do something rash? Roy shows up to save Sam. There is a fight. Calvert offers a deal to Roy: the winner of the race takes all. "Get it in writing." Can Calvert's driver use a trick to win? Is there a trap in the road? Calvert sends his boys to fix the results; they fail. Calvert tears up the agreement. A letter informs Roy that his rodeo show is booked solid for the season. Sam will work as the foreman. This happy ending is followed by another song.

This story warns against betting on races or other sporting events. Booze and gambling have harmed better men than "Sam Bennett". Ken Maynard fell on hard times after his film career ended and his rodeo show went bankrupt. The switch from horses to tractors after the war meant rising costs for the low-budget movie studios. This drama has lessons for the audience. One is: "don't work for someone who is a crook".