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Silver Spurs (1943)

1943 · Feature film · 53 min · dir. Joseph Kane

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  • Western

Synopsis

Jerry Johnson inherits a 50,000 acre ranch. Lucky Miller wants to take over the ranch. Roy is trying to get a railroad spur right of way. Lucky has a woman come west to marry Jerry to get control of the ranch. After the wedding, Lucky has the owner killed. Roy’s gun is substituted for the murder weapon, so Roy is put in jail.

Synopsis from TMDb

Details

Director
Joseph Kane
Writer
John K. Butler
Composer
Mort Glickman
Cinematography
Reggie Lanning
Studio
Republic Pictures
Released
1943-08-12
Running time
53 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Roy Rogers can't be beat! · surfvh · 2007-03-31

This film is by the thinking man's/woman's cowboy. Roy doesn't just outshoot 'em, outfight 'em, and outride 'em; he outthinks 'em, too. In this film, a mail-order bride in the form of an ace lady reporter from the big city goes and marries a fellow with a big ranch who immediately is murdered so the bad guy goes after her so he can get the oil hidden under the ranch she just inherited while Roy who is accused of the murder tries to clear himself and rescue the girl while singing several songs. How's that for a story. There's lots of action, lots of mystery, and even some romance. Can't beat…

★★★ · ROY ROGERS & PHYLLIS BROOKS ! · Jonnie King · 2011-05-24

What more could you ask for ? The handsome, Trigger-riding, Roy Rogers, AND, the ever beautiful, love-them-lips-and-that-smile Phyllis Brooks ! PLUS, did I mention, John Carradine is the villian? Well there you go ! And, add to that Smiley Burnette, and Bob Nolan & the Sons of the Pioneers, and you've got a "modern day" western complete with Hot Rods, Convertibles, and, horse-drawn runaway wagons ! Watch for one of the MOST DANGEROUS Stunts that you'll ever see during the last 10 minutes of the show...it concerns one of those "runaway wagons" mentioned above. In addition, Joyce Compton, a…

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