In Old Caliente
In Old Caliente is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.
Plot
Set after California's Statehood but before the American Civil War, Roy Rogers is working for a wealthy Spanish family. One of their men is secretly betraying the arrival of targets of opportunity to a group of Anglo American bandits but puts the blame on Roy.The film has several unusual sequences such as having several scenes shot on a beach and having bandits after a giant sphere of gold. There is only one mention made of Caliente, California.
Cast
- Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
- Lynne Roberts as Jean Marshall
- George "Gabby" Hayes as "Gabby" Whittaker
- Jack La Rue as Sujarno
- Katherine DeMille as Rita Vargas
- Frank Puglia as Don José Vargas
- Harry Woods as 'Curly' Calkins
- Paul Marion as Carlos Vargas
- Ethel Wales as Aunt Felicia
- Merrill McCormick as Pedro
Soundtrack
- Roy Rogers - "Sundown on the Rangeland"
- Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes - "We're Not Coming Out Tonight"
- Roy Rogers - "The Moon, She Will Be Shining Tonight"
- Roy Rogers - "Ride On Vaquero"