''Trouble in Texas'' is a 1937 American
Western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
film directed by
Robert N. Bradbury
Robert North Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) (born Ronald E. Bradbury) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. He directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941, and is best known for directing early "Poverty Row"-produc ...
(as R.N. Bradbury) and starring
Tex Ritter
Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and ...
, his horse White Flash,
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...
(billed as "Rita Cansino") and
Yakima Canutt
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing t ...
. The supporting cast features
Earl Dwire
Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940.
Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with companies i ...
and
Glenn Strange
George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films and was billed as Glenn Strange. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films d ...
.
Plot
Many Middleton Rodeo winning cowboys are murdered or disappear, one being Tex Masters' brother. Tex teams up with undercover policewoman Carmen Serano for justice and vengeance.
Cast
*
Tex Ritter
Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and ...
as Tex Masters
*White Flash as Tex's horse
*
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...
as Carmen Serano (billed as "Rita Cansino")
*
Yakima Canutt
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing t ...
as Henchman Squint Palmer
*
Charles King as Henchman Pinto
*
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy (June 3, 1880 – January 20, 1975) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1953.
Early years
Born in Osceola, Arkansas, Murphy was playing cornet by age 11, and six years later led the ...
as Sidekick Lucky
*
Earl Dwire
Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940.
Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with companies i ...
as Barker
*Tex Cooper as Rodeo Announcer
*
Hal Price
Harry Franklin "Hal" Price (June 24, 1886 – April 15, 1964) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of character actress and comedian Lu Leonard.
On stage, Price ...
as Federal Officer
*
Glenn Strange
George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films and was billed as Glenn Strange. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films d ...
as Middleton Sheriff
*
Jack C. Smith
Jack Smith (born March 18, 1973) is a former American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 63 for MB Motorsports
MB Motorsports was an American professional ...
as Banker Bix
*The Texas Tornadoes as Musicians
Soundtrack
* Tex Ritter - "Down the Colorado Trail" (Written by Rudy Sooter as Rudolph Sooter)
* Tex Ritter with Rudy Sooter and Texas Tornados Band - "The Rodeo Song" (Written by Tex Ritter and
Frank Sanucci
Frank Sanucci (1901–1991) was an Argentine-born American composer who scored numerous films.Pitts p.255 Born in Buenos Aires he emigrated to the United States as a child. He worked in Hollywood on generally low-budget productions, many of the ...
)
* Rudy Sooter with the Texas Tornados Band - "The Cowboy Band" (Written by Rudy Sooter as Rudolph Sooter)
* Tex Ritter with Rudy Sooter and Texas Tornados Band - "A Cowboy's Lament" (Traditional)
External links
*
*
1937 films
1930s English-language films
Films set in Texas
Grand National Films films
American black-and-white films
1937 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury
1930s American films
{{1930s-Western-film-stub