''Bells of Coronado'' is a 1950 American

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Western film directed by

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starring Roy Rogers,

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the horse, and Dale Evans.

Plot

The owner of the El Coronado Mine is ambushed on the road into town by thieves, who steal a wagon full of uranium ore. The owner is found by linemen of the Coronado Light & Power Company, but dies at the town's doctor's office before regaining consciousness. The insurance company who has insured the ore, hires Roy to find out whether the wagon accidentally went off the road and if the ore fell into the Coronado Dam reservoir. Roy goes undercover. With the help of the town's doctor who Roy has known for years, he gets a job as a lineman, working for the power company, which supplies electricity to the mine. The thieves tie up the mine workers and try to steal a second wagon load of uranium, but Roy gives chase and is able to get the ore away from the thieves. The thieves make a second attempt and steal the second load of ore after it had been taken to the warehouse. Roy finds out that the uranium will be delivered to a dry lake bed where a foreign government is going to land an airplane to pick up the uranium. Roy has to rush to try to stop the plane from taking off with the uranium.

Cast

* Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers *

as Roy's Horse * Dale Evans as Pam Reynolds * Pat Brady as Sparrow Biffle * Grant Withers as Craig Bennett * Leo Cleary as Dr. Frank Harding *

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as Ross * Robert Bice as Jim Russell * Stuart Randall as Sheriff * John Hamilton as Mr. Linden, Insurance Company Official *

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as Rafferty * Eddie Lee as Shanghai, the Cook * Rex Lease as Shipping Company Foreman * Lane Bradford as Shipping smuggler * Foy Willing as Foy *

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as Power Co. Linemen / Musicians

Production

Director

remains a favorite of director

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. In a ''

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'' interview, Tarantino spoke eloquently about Witney's prowess as a director, specifically mentioning Witney's work with Roy Rogers programmers. He detailed how Witney gradually moved Rogers into more naturalistic costumes such as jeans and flannel shirts, and how occasionally the camera would follow Rogers' horse Trigger for much of a film, going off and having adventures with other animals before returning to Rogers. Tarantino and a reporter screened Witney's Roy Rogers movie '' The Golden Stallion'' together during the aforementioned interview. Interview with Quentin Tarantino; Lyman and Tarantino watched ''The Golden Stallion'' together.

Soundtrack

* "Save a Smile For a Rainy Day" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing) * "Got No Time For the Blues" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing) * "Bells of Coronado" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing, Spanish Lyrics by Aaron González)

References

External links

* * * * * 1950 films 1950 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films American Western (genre) films Trucolor films Films directed by William Witney 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub