Rainbow Over Texas (1946) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

A cowboy star takes on bandits during a personal appearance in his hometown.

Cast & Crew

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Frank Mcdonald

Roy Rogers

Trigger

George "gabby" Hayes

Sheriff Gabby Whittaker

Dale Evans

Jackie Dalrymple

Sheldon Leonard

Film Details

Genre

Western

Release Date

May 9, 1946

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Republic Pictures Corp.

Distribution Company

Republic Pictures Corp.

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the serial story "Senor Coyote" by Max Brand in Argosy (18 Jun--25 Jun 1938).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 5m

Film Length

7 reels

Synopsis

Jackie Dalrymple, the daughter of meat packing tycoon Wooster J. Dalrymple, is tired of her father's insistence that she forget her desire to explore his Western roots. Wooster, who left the Texas town he purchased and named after himself, is intent on preserving his veneer of Eastern high society and forbids Jackie to visit the town of Dalrymple or even listen to her records of famous western movie star Roy Rogers. Roy is Jackie's favorite singer, and she has attended five of his current personal appearance tour shows. Sympathetic to Jackie's plight, cruise ship captain Monroe helps her to escape, and soon after, Jackie, dressed as a boy, is hiding on a train bound for Dalrymple. Also aboard the train is Roy and his fellow performers, The Sons of the Pioneers, and one day, Roy is tending to his horse Trigger when he finds Jackie hiding in the car. Believing Jackie to be a runaway boy, Roy promises to let her acccompany him to Dalrymple, which is Roy's hometown. Roy disdains the snobbish Wooster, who changed the town's name from Rainbow to Dalrymple, and so Jackie further conceals her identity by saying that her last name is Larkin. In Dalrymple, Roy is reunited with his old pal, Sheriff Gabby Whittaker, and introduced to crooked casino owner Kirby Haynes and his henchman, Pete McAvoy. Roy and The Sons are in town to participate in the town's Frontier Days celebration, which is to include a Pony Express relay race. Soon after their arrival, Roy discovers that Jackie is a woman, but moved by her pleas for help, he introduces her to another old friend, Mama Lolita, who offers her shelter. Meanwhile, Gabby receives a telegram from Wooster informing him about Jackie's disappearance, but Jackie persuades Gabby to keep the truth from Roy, with whom she is falling in love. Their conversation is interrupted by a holdup of the nearby bank, and Gabby and Roy lead the posse chasing the outlaw. Roy shoots and wounds the masked man, Pete, but when he follows Pete to a ranch house, Roy instead finds rancher Jim Pollard. Jim, who had been knocked unconscious, is now wearing Pete's clothes, but because he does not have a gunshot wound, Roy realizes that Jim is being framed. Roy helps Jim escape, then returns to town with his horse, hat and gun, and claims that the outlaw fell off a cliff into the river below. Pete, who has returned to the saloon, is instructed by Haynes to steal Roy's horses, as Haynes is afraid that Roy will win the Pony Express race and thereby ruin his bets. After the horses have been stolen, Jackie subtly instructs Gabby to get new horses for Roy from the Dalrymple ranch, but while there, Roy discovers the truth about Jackie's identity from the newly arrived Wooster. Angry at having been deceived, Roy returns to town, and there, finds a clue that prompts him to question Jim about his connection to Haynes. Jim confesses that he helped to rig Haynes's roulette wheels, but states that Haynes framed him when he would no longer cooperate. The next day, during the race, Haynes's riders employ a variety of dirty tricks in an effort to beat Roy, but Roy prevails and wins. Wooster is thrilled to learn that Roy rode his horses and forgets his anger toward the cowboy. Meanwhile, Roy proves that Pete is the holdup man because he has a gunshot wound, but just as Pete is about to reveal that Haynes put him up to his crimes, Haynes shoots him. Roy shoots and wounds Haynes, and soon after, the crooked gambler is held for trial. Wooster, who has enthusiastically embraced his Western roots, hosts a barbecue at his ranch, and watches with pride as Roy and Jackie sing together.

Director

Frank Mcdonald

Cast

Roy Rogers

Trigger

George "gabby" Hayes

Sheriff Gabby Whittaker

Dale Evans

Jackie Dalrymple

Sheldon Leonard

Robert Emmett Keane

Wooster J. Dalrymple

Gerald Oliver Smith

Minerva Urecal

George J. Lewis

Kenne Duncan

Pierce Lyden

Dick Elliott

Bob Nolan

Bud Osborne

Fred Sherman

Charles Williams

Robert Halliday

Charles Sullivan

Budd Buster

Jo Ann Dean

Specialty dancer

Roy Butler

George Chesebro

Crew

Hilyard Brown

Thomas A. Carman

Re-rec and Effects mixer

William E. Clark

Charles Craft

Joe Dill

Assistant Director

Jack Elliott

Gordon Forster

Gerald Geraghty

Herbert Kirkpatrick

Reggie Lanning

Howard C. Lydecker

Miniatures and Special optical Effects

Theodore J. Lydecker

Special optical Effects

Bob Mark

Makeup Supervisor

John Mccarthy Jr.

George Milo

Les Orlebeck

Adele Palmer

Costume Supervisor

Lewis Physioc

Matte paintings

Gordon Schaefer

Transparency projection shots

Morton Scott

Glenn Spencer

John Stransky Jr.

Edward J. White

Associate Producer

Howard Wilson

Re-rec and Effects mixer

Film Details

Genre

Western

Release Date

May 9, 1946

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Republic Pictures Corp.

Distribution Company

Republic Pictures Corp.

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the serial story "Senor Coyote" by Max Brand in Argosy (18 Jun--25 Jun 1938).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 5m

Film Length

7 reels

Articles

Rainbow Over Texas

April 17, 2007

The "King of the Cowboys" rides again, with Roy Rogers in his 54th starring role in Rainbow Over Texas (1946). Roy is visiting his home town as part of a personal appearance tour with his band The Sons of the Pioneers and is invited to compete in a recreation of the Pony Express race. Dale Evans, "The Queen of the West," is along for the ride as well, making it the 15th film for the duo; here she plays a heiress posing as a runaway boy. Roy's right-hand Gabby Hayes plays the sheriff, and second-billed Trigger is still "The Smartest Horse in the Movies."

Rainbow Over Texas was based on the serial story Senor Coyote by Max Brand, who also created the Dr. Kildare series. He also penned the novel Destry Rides Again, upon which the 1939 Marlene Dietrich-James Stewart classic was based.

With the release of Rainbow Over Texas in May 1946, Roy Rogers was well on his way to becoming one of the biggest stars in Hollywood-but tragedy would strike just a few months later. One week after giving birth to his son, Roy, Jr., his wife Arlene died of a brain embolism. Roy and Dale would become real-life costars the next year, marrying on New Year's Eve 1947.

Producer: Edward J. White
Director: Frank McDonald
Screenplay: Max Brand, Gerald Geraghty
Cinematography: Reggie Lanning
Film Editing: Charles Craft
Art Direction: Hilyard Brown
Music: Gordon Forster, Morton Scott
Cast: Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers), George 'Gabby' Hayes (Gabby Whittaker), Dale Evans (Jackie Dalrymple), Sheldon Leonard (Kirby Haynes), Robert Emmett Keane (Wooster Dalrymple), Gerald Oliver Smith (Larkin).
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by Eleanor Quin

Rainbow Over Texas

Rainbow Over Texas

The "King of the Cowboys" rides again, with Roy Rogers in his 54th starring role in Rainbow Over Texas (1946). Roy is visiting his home town as part of a personal appearance tour with his band The Sons of the Pioneers and is invited to compete in a recreation of the Pony Express race. Dale Evans, "The Queen of the West," is along for the ride as well, making it the 15th film for the duo; here she plays a heiress posing as a runaway boy. Roy's right-hand Gabby Hayes plays the sheriff, and second-billed Trigger is still "The Smartest Horse in the Movies." Rainbow Over Texas was based on the serial story Senor Coyote by Max Brand, who also created the Dr. Kildare series. He also penned the novel Destry Rides Again, upon which the 1939 Marlene Dietrich-James Stewart classic was based. With the release of Rainbow Over Texas in May 1946, Roy Rogers was well on his way to becoming one of the biggest stars in Hollywood-but tragedy would strike just a few months later. One week after giving birth to his son, Roy, Jr., his wife Arlene died of a brain embolism. Roy and Dale would become real-life costars the next year, marrying on New Year's Eve 1947. Producer: Edward J. White Director: Frank McDonald Screenplay: Max Brand, Gerald Geraghty Cinematography: Reggie Lanning Film Editing: Charles Craft Art Direction: Hilyard Brown Music: Gordon Forster, Morton Scott Cast: Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers), George 'Gabby' Hayes (Gabby Whittaker), Dale Evans (Jackie Dalrymple), Sheldon Leonard (Kirby Haynes), Robert Emmett Keane (Wooster Dalrymple), Gerald Oliver Smith (Larkin). BW-63m. by Eleanor Quin

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According to a January 14, 1946 Hollywood Reporter news item, this film was shot on location at Vasquez Rocks in Chatsworth, CA.

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