Lights of Old Santa Fe
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Frank Mcdonald
Roy Rogers
Trigger
George "gabby" Hayes
Dale Evans
Lloyd Corrigan
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Gabby Whittaker, the manager of an old rodeo company, tries to hide its dire financial predicament from Marjorie Brooks, the daughter of the late owner. Marjorie, who has been away at college and is now assuming control of the company, is unaware that entertainment booker Bill Wetherbee has told Gabby that he can only book their old-fashioned show for the state fair. Wetherbee also informs Gabby that Frank Madden, their chief competitor and Marjorie's suitor, has hired Roy Rogers and The Sons of the Pioneers, wandering cowpokes and singers who recently performed at a party hosted by Marjorie. When Roy and his pals discover that Madden intends to use them only as singers, however, they quit, for they want to ride, rope and shoot with the regular rodeo performers. Roy visits Gabby at the Brooks ranch, where Gabby, impressed by Roy's trained horse, Trigger, hires Roy and his friends for his rodeo. Marjorie is skeptical of the cowboys' abilities, but Gabby enthusiastically tells her that they can build a new show around Trigger. Madden, whose influence with Wetherbee is responsible for the lack of bookings for the Brooks rodeo, informs Marjorie of her true financial situation, and she agrees to marry him and merge the rodeos. When Gabby announces that they have been booked for a show in Albuquerque, however, Marjorie agrees to let him have one last chance before she merges with Madden. Determined to foil Gabby and Roy's plan to preserve the Brooks Rodeo, Madden sends his henchman, Ken Ferguson, to their campsite when they travel to Albuquerque. Ferguson sets fire to their equipment and attempts to steal Trigger, but the horse escapes with Ferguson's rawhide lariat around his neck. Gabby is injured during the ruckus, and the group is unable to reach Albuquerque for the next day's show. Gabby convinces his friend, radio performer Marty Maizely, to help them, however, and by using a radio broadcast of the show, they trick Marjorie into believing that the Albuquerque date was successful. Marjorie is excited about the rodeo's prospects now and has hopes of playing Madison Square Garden, whose agent is scheduled to attend the state fair, but when Wetherbee tells her the truth about the fake broadcast, she decides to merge with Madden after all. Gabby is heartbroken, but the situation turns again when Roy discovers that Ferguson is the owner of the rawhide lariat and is able to prove that Madden is behind their troubles. Roy stops Madden and Marjorie's wedding and exposes Madden's duplicity, and soon after, Marjorie leaves the audience of the state fair show to join Roy as he sings for the appreciative crowd.
Director
Frank Mcdonald
Cast
Roy Rogers
Trigger
George "gabby" Hayes
Dale Evans
Lloyd Corrigan
Richard Powers
Claire Du Brey
Arthur Loft
Roy Barcroft
Lucien Littlefield
Sam Flint
Bob Nolan
Lane Chandler
Alan Bridge
Reginald Sheffield
Crew
Ken Carson
Larry Ceballos
Ralph Dixon
Jack Elliott
Harry Grey
Frank Hotaling
Gordon Kahn
Herb Kirkpatrick
Reggie Lanning
Ricardo Lopez Mendez
Adele Palmer
Gabriel Ruiz
Armand Schaefer
Gordon C. Schaefer
Morton Scott
Art Siteman
Sunny Skylar
Tim Spencer
R. G. Springsteen
John Stransky Jr.
Charles Thompson
Dick Tyler
Bob Williams
Howard Wilson
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Notes
Modern sources include Jack Kirk in the cast.
