The Yellow Rose of Texas (film)

The Yellow Rose of Texas
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Kane
Written byJack Townley (story and screenplay)
Produced byHarry Grey (associate producer)
StarringSee below
CinematographyJack A. Marta
Edited byTony Martinelli
Music by
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • June 24, 1944 (1944-06-24)
Running time
  • 69 minutes (original version)
  • 54 minutes (edited version)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

Soundtrack

References

  1. ^ a b 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.