Trouble in Texas
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
R. N. Bradbury
Tex Ritter
Rita Cansino
Yakima Canutt
Earl Dwire
Dick Palmer
Film Details
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Synopsis
Cowboys Tex Masters and his sidekick Lucky are touring the rodeo circuit to find the killer of Tex's brother. They head to Middleton, site of a rodeo, where federal agent Carmen Serrano has been sent to work undercover to determine a connection between the Barker gang and the deaths of local first-prize winners in the rodeo. Tex and Lucky intervene in a hold up of Carmen's stagecoach by the Barker gang, but they claim they were only giving her a Western-style welcome, since she will be working at Barker's saloon. After Tex and Lucky fight with a couple of gang members, the sheriff and Mr. Bix, a sponsor of the rodeo, hire them to investigate the rodeo murders. Meanwhile, a romance between Tex and Carmen blossoms. The rodeo begins, and Tex wins each event. Barker orders Carmen to lure Tex into a fight with Squint Harmer, a competitor in the rodeo, but she warns Tex away instead. Nonetheless, Tex attends the saloon to hear her sing and wins a fight with Squint, in addition to saving Lucky's life. Tex and Lucky later prevent Pinto, who works for the Barker gang, from inserting a poisoned needle into the rope on the bronco Tex will ride, but Pinto escapes and during the rodeo, he and the gang rob the bank and make off with a wagonload of dynamite. After winning the bronco-busting event, Tex single-handedly conquers the gang and saves the horse team from dying in a dynamite explosion. Tex gives the needle to the sheriff as evidence, and the sheriff informs him that Carmen is a government agent. After thanking Tex for his assistance, Carmen resigns from her position to start a ranch with Tex.
Director
R. N. Bradbury
Cast
Tex Ritter
Rita Cansino
Yakima Canutt
Earl Dwire
Dick Palmer
Hal Price
Fred Parker
Milt Morndi
Horace Murphy
Charles King
Tom Cooper
Jack Smith
Shorty Miller
George Morrell
Chick Hannon
Oral Zumalt
Fox O'callahan
Bob Crosby
Harry Knight
Crew
Frederick Bain
Al Bryan
Robert Emmett
Edward F. Finney
Al Lane
Lindsley Parsons
Lindsley Parsons
Gus Peterson
Bobbie Ray
Tex Ritter
Frank Sanucci
Frank Sanucci
Rudy Sooter
Larry Stock
Film Details
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Notes
Copyright records note that "Cowboy's Lament," was was given a new arrangement by Tex Ritter. A re-release of this film gives Rita Hayworth top billing over the credits, whereas the original billing lists her as Rita Cansino, and Tex Ritter as the star. A modern source includes Milburn Morante, Glen Strange and Tex Ritter's Tornadoes in the cast.
