Springtime in the Sierras
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Cast & Crew
William Witney
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Jane Frazee
Andy Devine
Stephanie Bachelor
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Synopsis
When Roy Rogers and his men spot a fawn wandering on the range, they take it to Captain Foster's place, where he looks after stray animals and explains that hunters are illegally decimating the deer population. At the Lazy W Ranch, where Roy has come to sell some of his horses, Jean Loring introduces Roy to her foreman, Matt Wilkes. Outside the ranch house, Taffy Baker tells Roy that her brother Bert has taken to spending all his time with Jean, a fact that worries her. The next morning, as Roy and Taffy take two of the new horses for a ride, Roy finds a shell from a high-powered rifle and they see a frightened buck escaping. Taffy leaves to fetch Foster, while Roy chases the escaping hunter. The hunter, who rides a horse branded with an "R," dives into a nearby river and escapes. The hunter, who turns out to be Bert, is explaining to Matt that Roy was chasing him, when Foster arrests them for illegal hunting. Jean shoots and kills Foster, and makes it look as if he accidently killed himself. When Bert returns to the ranch, Roy accuses him of illegal hunting, but he denies it. Later, Bert tries to quit the gang, but Matt and Jean refuse to let him. To show her goodwill, Jean hosts a society party, with proceeds that will go to a fund for Foster. Meanwhile, Roy learns that a huge refrigeration unit was recently delivered to the Lazy W. Taffy phones the ranch to see when Bert is coming home, but Jean hangs up the phone, so Taffy visits the ranch to speak with him personally. Jean then asks Roy to stay overnight in the Lazy W's bunkhouse, where he hears the refrigerator noises next door. He discovers the secret panel leading to the refrigerator when Matt and Jean tie him up and force him inside with the venison. At Foster's place, Bert prepares to leave town and begs Jean to let Roy go, and offers to take the blame for Foster's murder, but Jean and Matt tie him up and put him in the refrigerator with Roy. Inside, Roy gets Bert's cigarette lighter and burns through their ropes. They then slide a block of ice across the floor to batter the door down. Meanwhile, Cookie Bullfincher, Roy's pal, has instructed Roy's men to saddle up. As he escapes, Bert is shot and killed by Matt while Roy escapes on his horse Trigger. A truck full of Roy's men then breaks through the gates of the Lazy W and they rush out on their horses, overwhelming Jean's men. Finally, Taffy struggles to subdue Jean, while Roy knocks Matt out cold.
Director
William Witney
Cast
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Jane Frazee
Andy Devine
Stephanie Bachelor
Hal Landon
Harry V. Cheshire
Roy Barcroft
Chester Conklin
Hank Patterson
Whitey Christy
Pascale Perry
Bob Nolan
James Harrison
Buck Moulton
Milton Kibbee
Frank Dae
Danita Dunsmuir
Jerry Lee
Wesley Farney
Crew
Frank Arrigo
Jack Elliott
J. Fletcher
Frances Kyle
Jack Lacey
Howard Lydecker
Theodore Lydecker
Bob Mark
Jack Marta
Tony Martinelli
John Mccarthy Jr.
A. Sloan Nibley
Bob Nolan
Herbert Norsch
Adele Palmer
James Redd
Morton Scott
Tim Spencer
Edward J. White
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A working title for the film was Song of the Sierras. Modern sources include Bob Woodward in the cast.
