''Lights of Old Santa Fe'' is a 1944 American

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Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by Frank McDonald with a screenplay by Gordon Kahn and Bob Williams. The film stars

Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and television host. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then acting, the rebra ...

and

Dale Evans Dale Evans Rogers (born Frances Octavia Smith; October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Early life Evans was born Frances Octavia Smith on Oc ...

Plot

A rodeo owner struggles to make her show a success. When her rodeo is sabotaged by a rival showman, Rogers brings the perpetrator to justice.

Cast

as Roy Rogers, a western singer and rodeo man *

as Margie Brooks, the owner of Brooks International Rodeo * George “Gabby” Hayes as Gabby Whittaker, manager of Margie's rodeo * Tom Keene as Frank Madden, the owner of Madden Worldwide Shows, a rodeo *

Roy Barcroft Roy Barcroft (born Howard Harold Ravenscroft; September 7, 1902 – November 28, 1969) was an American character actor famous for playing villains in B-Westerns and other genres. From 1937 to 1957, he appeared in more than 300 films for R ...

as Ken Ferguson, Madden's henchman *

Arthur Loft Arthur Loft (May 25, 1897 – January 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1932 and 1947. Biography He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred ...

as Bill Wetherbee, a rodeo promoter *

Claire Du Brey Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubreyvich, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films between 1916 and 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey. Ear ...

as Rosie McGurk, Margie's companion and housekeeper *

Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan (October 16, 1900 – November 5, 1969) was an American film and television actor, producer, screenwriter, and director who began working in films in the 1920s. The son of actress Lillian Elliott, Corrigan directed films, usually ...

as Marty Maizely, a radio station owner *

Sam Flint Sam Flint (born Samuel A. Ethridge; October 19, 1882 – October 17, 1980) was an American actor. Flint appeared in more than 230 films, often as a "judge, lawyer, military officer, senator, sheriff, chief of police, or doctor." Flint was ...

as Sheriff *

Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles and already portraying old men befor ...

as the Judge *

Bob Nolan Bob Nolan (born Clarence Robert Nobles; April 13, 1908 – June 16, 1980, name changed to Robert Clarence Nobles in 1929) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and compo ...

as Bob, a singer and rodeo man *

Sons of the Pioneers The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music perf ...

as musicians and rodeo men

Soundtrack

* '' Amor'' Written by Ricardo López Méndez, Gabriel Ruiz and Sunny Skylar
Performed by Dale Evans * ''The Cowpoke Polka'' Written by Tim Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes and the Sons of the Pioneers * ''I'm A Happy Guy In My Levi Britches'' Written by Tim Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers * ''Cowboy Jubilee'' Written by Ken Carson
Performed by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers * ''The Nerve Of Some People'' Written by Jack Elliott
Performed by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans * ''Trigger Hasn't Got A Purty Figure'' Written by Tim Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers * ''Lights of Old Santa Fe'' Written by Jack Elliott
Performed by Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes and the Sons of the Pioneers * ''Ride 'Em, Cowboy'' Written by Tim Spencer and Roy Rogers
Performed by the Sons of the Pioneers

External links

* * * * {{Frank McDonald 1944 films 1940s Western (genre) musical films American Western (genre) musical films American black-and-white films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Frank McDonald 1940s English-language films 1940s American films