Rhythm of the Rio Grande

Rhythm of the Rio Grande

53 mins | Western | March 2, 1940

Filmed at Palmdale, California, this Tex Ritter Western continued a recent trend of limiting Ritter's trademark music numbers in favor of rather ill staged fisticuffs and other action scenes. Ritter, who was never very lucky with his ever changing comic sidekicks, was here saddled with one Frank Mitchell, a New Yorker visibly ill at ease on the celluloid range. Tex and Shorty (Mitchell) ride into Cinco Valley, a gold rich area terrorized by marauders ostensibly lead by one Pablo (Martin Garralaga). Tex, however, recognizes Blackie (Earl Douglas), whose boss is Bannister (Warner Richmond), an American. Suspecting that Bannister and his henchmen are trying to drive the settlers off their potentially valuable land by posing as Mexican banditos, Tex convinces Pablo to help him set a trap for the marauders.

Rhythm of the Rio Grande

53 mins | Western | March 2, 1940

Rhythm of the Rio Grande
Filmed at Palmdale, California, this Tex Ritter Western continued a recent trend of limiting Ritter's trademark music numbers in favor of rather ill staged fisticuffs and other action scenes. Ritter, who was never very lucky with his ever changing comic sidekicks, was here saddled with one Frank Mitchell, a New Yorker visibly ill at ease on the celluloid range. Tex and Shorty (Mitchell) ride into Cinco Valley, a gold rich area terrorized by marauders ostensibly lead by one Pablo (Martin Garralaga). Tex, however, recognizes Blackie (Earl Douglas), whose boss is Bannister (Warner Richmond), an American. Suspecting that Bannister and his henchmen are trying to drive the settlers off their potentially valuable land by posing as Mexican banditos, Tex convinces Pablo to help him set a trap for the marauders.
Producers Edward F. Finney Productions
Original title Rhythm of the Rio Grande
Directors Albert Herman, Arthur Hammond
Writers Robert Emmett Tansey

Cast

Tex Ritter

as Tex Regan

Suzan Dale

as Ruth Crane

Warner Richmond

as Buck

Martín Garralaga

as Pablo the Bandit

Frank Mitchell

as Shorty (Tex's Sidekick)

Mike J. Rodriguez

as Lopez (Pablo's Rider)

Juan Duval

as Rego (Pablo's Rider)

Tris Coffin

as Jim Banister

Chick Hannan

as Henchman Pete

Earl Douglas

as Henchman Blackie

Forrest Taylor

as Ranger Captain Edward Crane

Glenn Strange

as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange)

James McNally

as Ransom - Crooked Ranger

White Flash

as Tex's Horse