Product Details

• Actors: Roy Rogers; George "Gabby" Hayes; Lynne Garver; Frank M. Thomas; Bob Nolan; Beryl Wallace; Glenn Strange
• Directors: Joseph Kane
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Reel Enterprises
• DVD Release Date: November 13, 2006
• Run Time: 63 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000KJTCC8
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,050 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

  Popular in this category: (What's this?)

  #32 in

  Movies & TV > Westerns > Western Stars > Roy Rogers

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Roy's strong resemblance to a notorious crook gives him a chance to infiltrate the gang, but the usual complications arise when the look-alike desperado returns. It's fun to watch Roy Rogers play the tough guy.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Roy Rogers B-Western Series ... Sunset on the Desert (1942) ... Republic Pictures ", October 5, 2007

By	J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Republic Pictures present "SUNSET ON THE DESERT" (1 April 1942) (63 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), Gerald Geraghty (Screenwriter), Reggie Lanning (Cinematographer), Cy Feuer (Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision), Bob Nolan (Songwriter), Tim Spencer (Songwriter), Les Orlebeck (Editor) - - - - Our story line and plot, Roy returns to his hometown and learns that he has a disruptable double --- assuming the identity of the double, Roy uncovers a scheme to defraud old settlers of their land --- excitement increases when the two Rogerses meet --- some wonderful tunes, IT'S A LIE -- YIP PE YI YOUR TROUBLES AWAY -- REMEMBER ME -- FAITHFUL PAL O' MINE -- DON JUAN -- RIDIN' ON A ROCKY ROAD.

the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers & Deputy Bill Sloan
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
George 'Gabby' Hayes ... Gabby Whittaker
Lynne Carver ... Ann Kirby
Frank M. Thomas ... Judge Kirby
Beryl Wallace ... Julie Craig
Glenn Strange ... Deputy Louie
Douglas Fowley ... Ramsay McCall
Fred Burns ... Jim Prentiss
Roy Barcroft ... Deputy Meade
Henry Wills ... Deputy Ed
Forrest Taylor ... George Belknap
Sons of the Pioneers ... Musicians
Pat Brady ... Pat, Sons of the Pioneers
Ralph Bucko ... Townsman
Roy Bucko ... Townsman
Ed Cassidy ... Sheriff
Art Dillard ... Henchman
Hugh Farr ... Hugh (fiddle player, Sons of the Pioneers)
Karl Farr ... Karl (guitar player, Sons of the Pioneers)
Cactus Mack ... Cowhand
Ted Mapes ... Henchman Deputy
Bob Nolan ... Bob Nolan (leader, Sons of the Pioneers)
Jack O'Shea ... Townsman
Lloyd Perryman ... Lloyd (guitar player, Sons of the Pioneers)
Pascale Perry ... Rancher
Tim Spencer ... Tim, (singer, Sons of the Pioneers)
Bob Woodward ... Deputy Phil

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: 63 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (11/13/2006)