The Yellow Rose of Texas (film)

The Yellow Rose of Texas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Written by	Jack Townley (story and screenplay)
Produced by	Harry Grey (associate producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Tony Martinelli
Music by	R. Dale Butts Marlin Skiles
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	June 24, 1944 (1944-06-24)
Running time	69 minutes (original version) 54 minutes (edited version)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Yellow Rose of Texas is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane, and starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.^[1][2]

Plot

Singing cowboy Roy Rogers is an insurance investigator sent to find a stash of money lifted from a company payroll. Under the guise of a performer on a showboat called "The Yellow Rose of Texas",^[3] Roy meets Betty Weston, the daughter of the falsely-accused Sam Weston, who has recently escaped from prison.^[1] Together, Roy and Betty set out to prove her father was wrongly accused and track down the real criminal.

Cast

• Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
• Trigger as Trigger Smartest Horse in the Movies
• Dale Evans as Betty Weston
• Grant Withers as Express Agent Lucas
• Harry Shannon as Sam Weston
• George Cleveland as Captain "Cap" Joe
• William Haade as Buster, Roy's Sidekick
• Weldon Heyburn as Charley Goss
• Hal Taliaferro as Ferguson
• Tom London as Sheriff Allen
• Dick Botiller as Indian Pete
• Janet Martin as Showboat Singer
• Bob Nolan as Singer
• Peter Lawman as Singer
• Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians

Soundtrack

• "Western Wonderland" (Music by Ken Carson, lyrics by Guy Savage)
• "Lucky Me, Unlucky You" (Written by Charles Henderson)
• "Down in the Old Town Hall" (Charles Henderson)
• "The Timber Trail" (Written by Tim Spencer)
• "On a Show Boat" (Charles Henderson)
• "Song of the Rover" (Written by Bob Nolan)
• "Take It Easy" (Written by Xavier Cugat, Irving Taylor and Vic Mizzy)
• "A Two-Seated Saddle and a One-Gaited Horse" (Written by Tim Spencer)
• "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (Traditional)
• "Down Mexico Way" (Music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sol Meyer and Eddie Cherkose)
• "Vira do minho" (Traditional)

References

1. White, Raymond E. (2005). King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 9780299210045.
2. Reid, John Howard (2011). Westerns: A Guide to the Best (and Worst) Western Movies on DVD. pp. 202–203.
3. Dunn, Jeff; Lutzweiler, James. "Yellow Rose of Texas". Texas State Historical Association.

External links

• The Yellow Rose of Texas at IMDb
• The Yellow Rose of Texas (edited version) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive