Down Rio Grande Way (1942)
FIGHTING THE BATTLE TO ADD A BRIGHT NEW STAR...THE LONE STAR...TO "OLD GLORY"!
Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.
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Charles StarrettSteve Martin
Russell Hayden'Lucky' Haines
Britt WoodBritt HainesRose Anne StevensMary Ann Baldridge
Norman WillisMack Vandall
Davison ClarkColonel Elihu Baldridge
Edmund CobbHenchman Stoner
Budd BusterClem KearneyJoseph EggentonJudge Randolph Henderson
Paul NewlanSam HoustonBetty RoadmanMa Haines
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What is Down Rio Grande Way about?
Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.
How long is Down Rio Grande Way?
Down Rio Grande Way has a runtime of 57 minutes.