Cuando canta la Ley


1940

Film Details

Also Known As
El charro cantor, El rancho del pinar
Release Date
Jan 1940
Premiere Information
Santiago, Chile premiere: 19 Dec 1939; Los Angeles opening: 7 Feb 1940
Production Company
Dario Productions, Inc.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Location
Major French Ranch, California, United States; Morrison Ranch, California, United States

Synopsis

On the trail of a murderer and bond thief, Eduardo Pineda, Alberto Galindo, a Mexican secret service agent, joins forces with Adobe, an insurance company detective. Tracing Pineda to a ranch owned by his relative, María Luisa, the pair go undercover and obtain jobs as ranch hands. Their deception pays off when Pineda comes to visit María Luisa. After Montoya, the ranch foreman, tries to kill Alberto, the secret service operative follows Pineda and discovers the cache of stolen bonds. When Montoya and his men come to Pineda's defense, a gun battle ensues in which Alberto and Adobe vanquish the criminals.

Film Details

Also Known As
El charro cantor, El rancho del pinar
Release Date
Jan 1940
Premiere Information
Santiago, Chile premiere: 19 Dec 1939; Los Angeles opening: 7 Feb 1940
Production Company
Dario Productions, Inc.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Location
Major French Ranch, California, United States; Morrison Ranch, California, United States

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The working title of this film was El charro cantor. It was shown in Santiago, Chile under the title El rancho del pinar. The picture was filmed on location at the Morrison and Major French ranches in CA. According to the Variety review, this was the fourth and final of Paramount's series of Spanish-language films produced for the Latin American market.