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Sunset Serenade (1942)

1942 · Feature film · 58 min · dir. Joseph Kane

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  • Western

Synopsis

Bad guys plot to trick a newly arrived Eastern girl out of a ranch which belongs to her infant ward. Roy, of course, saves the ranch for the girl. Songs include "I'm Headin's for the Home Corral," "He's a No Good Son of a Gun," "Sandman Lullaby," "Song of the San Joaquin," and "I'm a Cowboy Rockefeller."

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Details

Director
Joseph Kane
Writer
Robert Yost
Studio
Republic Pictures
Released
1942-09-14
Running time
58 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · As Pleasant A Roy Rogers Film Ever Made · bobsluckycat · 2011-04-05

This is a veery good little Roy Rogers vehicle with all the pieces in place. By the way, this excellant print is the full movie and not the shorten TV print. Rogers and The Sons Of The Pioneers are musicians out of work looking to help beautiful young ingenue Helen Parrish keep a ranch for a baby she is guardian of, never explained as to why that is. Joan Woodbury brings a haughty turn to her small role as the wronged housekeeper in with villian Onslo Stephens and his crooked schemes. Roy, Gabby Hayes, Pat Brady, and Bob Nolan all get solo turns in the song dept. The film is very tightly…

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