Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm


60m 1937

Brief Synopsis

Gene and Frog, out to stop a bunch of cattle rustlers, assume the identities of what they believe to be dead bandits, which soon gets them in big trouble.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mexicali Rose, Rough Riding Rhythm
Genre
Musical
Western
Release Date
May 12, 1937
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Republic Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Republic Pictures Corp.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
60m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7 reels

Synopsis

Gene Autry and his pal Frog leave Gene's ranch to follow two rustlers, the Apache Kid and Black Jim, who have been terrorizing the range. En route, the outlaws shoot two lawmen, and exchange clothes with them. When Gene and Frog find the bodies, they decide to take the rustlers' clothing and, disguised as wanted outlaws, head for the border. They succesfully identify Joe Stafford as the boss behind the rustling gang, but when Joe's niece, Rosa Montero, and his stepdaughter Mary mistake Gene and Frog for the Apache Kid and Black Jim, they turn them in to the deputites. The deputies turn out to be the real outlaws in disguise. Gene and Frog escape their captors, and with the help of Gene's partner, Buffalo Bradey, and a group of singing cowhands, who eventually reveal themselves to be rangers, the rustlers are captured. When Stafford is killed, Gene and his posse leave their sweethearts behind and depart.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mexicali Rose, Rough Riding Rhythm
Genre
Musical
Western
Release Date
May 12, 1937
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Republic Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Republic Pictures Corp.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
60m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7 reels

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Notes

Working titles for this film were Rough Riding Rhythm and Mexicali Rose. Modern sources list the following additional players in the cast: Karl Hackett, Jack Rutherford, Henry Hall, Curley Dresden, and Art Davis.