Heldorado (1946)
1946 · Feature film · 70 min · dir. William Witney
There's a treat on every trail... a thrill in every spill... in hootin'... howlin'... HELDORADO!
- Western
Synopsis
Roy Rogers, a Nevada State Ranger Captain in charge of the Rangers Reclamation Service, makes a trip to Las Vegas for the annual Heldorado Frontier Days Festival, as he wants to help his old friend Gabby Whittaker who originated the idea (at least, in this film).In Las Vegas, Roy meets heiress Carol Randall, who has been selected as the Queen of the Heldorado. Roy is informed that the F.B.I. wants an immediate investigation of the counterfeit thousand dollar bills that are being passed over the…
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- William Witney
- Writer
- Julian Zimet
- Cinematography
- William Bradford
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- Released
- 1946-12-15
- Running time
- 70 minutes
Cast & crew
William Witney Director
Roy Rogers
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Dale Evans
Paul Harvey
Brad Dexter
John Bagni
John Phillips
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · The Complete Film · bobsluckycat · 2012-02-28
The 54 min TV Print of this film has been floating around for years. This, however, is the complete film with 17 minutes of restored footage and its whole different animal. Shot parttly on location in Las Vegas and at Boulder Dam (not something Republic was noted for) and then inter-cut with studio footage to very good advantage. This Roy Rogers entry is superior in many ways to others he's done. Notes: This was the last release for Christmas 1946 and the last in B/W for several years. The last film co-starring "Gabby" Hayes. Dale Evans is a full co-star here too, and knowing what we know…
★★★★ · Fun stuff · ReformedFruit · 2020-11-02
Enjoyed this one a lot. Nothing like a western where they solve a mystery while periodically breaking out into song.
