''Rio Grande'' is a 1938 American

western film The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

directed by

Sam Nelson Sam Nelson (1896-1963) was a director who worked from the end of the silent through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were western ...

and starring Charles Starrett, Ann Doran and Bob Nolan.Hoffmann p.166

Cast

* Charles Starrett as Cliff Houston * Ann Doran as Jean Andrews * Bob Nolan as Bob Stevens * Dick Curtis as Ed Barker *

George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mi ...

as Kruger *

Hank Bell Hank Bell (January 21, 1892 – February 4, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 370 films between 1920 and 1950. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack A myo ...

as Hank * Pat Brady as Pat * Art Mix as Durkin * Lee Prather as Goulding *

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 Singing Ranch Hands

References

Bibliography

* Hoffmann, Henryk. ''Western Movie References in American Literature''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1938 films 1938 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Sam Nelson American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-western-film-stub