That month really got away from us. We did watch a few movies, though!
Come On, Rangers is another Roy Rogers flick, and includes the origin story of his famous partnership with Trigger! As seems to often be the case, I couldn’t find the trailer online but did find the opening four minutes or so:
Here’s the synopsis from the box set:
Come On Rangers, 1938
After Texas is admitted into the Union, the famed Texas Rangers are disbanded and the U.S. Cavalry moves in to keep the peace. Bandits take advantage of the Cavalry’s unfamiliarity with the territory and crime runs rampant. After bandits kill his brother, an ex-Ranger convinces his former fellow Rangers to reorganize and rid the new state of the bandits.
We also watched Below the Border, one of six or seven movies starring The Rough Riders.
And the synopsis:
Below the Border, 1942
The Rough Riders, three friends who work on bringing justice to the West, are embarking on their new case involving a murderous criminal with eyes on a family’s fortune in jewels. Each of the Rough Riders poses as complete strangers to each other, in order to better investigate the case. When one of the Rangers goes under cover in the criminal’s gang, he finds himself in great danger and in need of his fellow Riders.
We’ll post full reviews shortly, but I just have to mention that this synopsis gives away the big reveal. I suppose in 1942 moviegoers already knew who the Rough Riders were, but there is no indication given then the men know each other until more than halfway through the movie. It’s marvelous.
