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Down Rio Grande Way
Down Rio Grande Way

Down Rio Grande Way

FIGHTING THE BATTLE TO ADD A BRIGHT NEW STAR...THE LONE STAR...TO "OLD GLORY"!

Genres

Western

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Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

57 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

23 April 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

Charles Starrett

Charles Starrett

Steve Martin

Russell Hayden

Russell Hayden

'Lucky' Haines

Britt Wood

Britt Wood

Britt Haines

Rose Anne Stevens

Rose Anne Stevens

Mary Ann Baldridge

Norman Willis

Norman Willis

Mack Vandall

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Colonel Elihu Baldridge

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Henchman Stoner

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Clem Kearney

Joseph Eggenton

Joseph Eggenton

Judge Randolph Henderson

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

Sam Houston

Betty Roadman

Betty Roadman

Ma Haines

John Cason

John Cason

Red

Steve Clark

Steve Clark

Ranger Captain

Jim Corey

Jim Corey

Henchman Lobo

William Desmond

William Desmond

Townsman

Herman Hack

Herman Hack

Storekeeper

Eddie Laughton

Eddie Laughton

Ranger Davidson

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Posse Rider

Frank McCarroll

Frank McCarroll

Posse Rider

Art Mix

Art Mix

Henchman

Lew Morphy

Lew Morphy

Cowboy

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Commissioner Adams

Lee Prather

Lee Prather

Cohort in Washington

Tom Smith

Tom Smith

Townsman

Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

Commissioner Harvey

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