In Old Caliente

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In Old Caliente
Directed byJoseph Kane
Written byNorman Houston (story)
Norman Houston (screenplay) and
Gerald Geraghty (screenplay)
Produced byJoseph Kane
StarringRoy Rogers
CinematographyWilliam Nobles
Edited byEdward Mann
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • June 19, 1939 (1939-06-19)
Running time
57 minutes
54 minutes (US edited version)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

In Old Caliente is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.

Plot

Set after California's Statehood but before the American Civil War, Roy Rogers is working for a wealthy Spanish family. One of their men is secretly betraying the arrival of targets of opportunity to a group of Anglo American bandits but puts the blame on Roy.

The film has several unusual sequences such as having several scenes shot on a beach and having bandits after a giant sphere of gold. There is only one mention made of Caliente, California.

Cast

Soundtrack

  • Roy Rogers - "Sundown on the Rangeland" (Written by Fred Rose)
  • Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes - "We're Not Coming Out Tonight" (Written by Walter G. Samuels)
  • Roy Rogers - "The Moon, She Will Be Shining Tonight" (Written by Walter G. Samuels)
  • Roy Rogers - "Ride On Vaquero"

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