Twilight on the Rio Grande

Twilight on the Rio Grande
Twilight on the Rio Grande
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank McDonald
Screenplay by	Dorrell McGowan; Stuart E. McGowan
Produced by	Armand Schaefer
Starring	Gene Autry; Sterling Holloway; Adele Mara; Bob Steele; Charles Evans; Martin Garralaga
Cinematography	William Bradford
Edited by	Harry Keller
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	April 1, 1947;
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Twilight on the Rio Grande is a 1947 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Gene Autry, Sterling Holloway, Adele Mara, Bob Steele, Charles Evans and Martin Garralaga. It was released on April 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Gene Autry, starring in his own name, visits a Mexican border town with some of his ranch hands, to attend a carnival. Dusty, one of the ranch hands, falls victim to a jewelry smuggling operation and is murdered in the process. Gene soon learns that one of the town’s attorneys, Henry Blackstone, is masterminding the smuggling operation. Gene breaks into Blackstone's office one night looking for evidence, but Blackstone and his men surprise him and then attempt to frame him as a burglar. Gene is fortunate that the local police are also investigating the smuggling racket and let him go. After an attempt by Blackstone’s men to kill an insurance investigator who is working with the local police, Gene discovers that Blackstone and his men are trying to smuggle more jewelry into the United States via an ambulance. Gene intercepts the ambulance and kills Blackstone in an ensuing gun fight.^[1]

Cast

Gene Autry as Gene Autry
Sterling Holloway as Pokie
Adele Mara as Elena Del Rio
Bob Steele as Dusty Morgan
Charles Evans as Henry Blackstone
Martin Garralaga as Mucho the Woodchopper
Howard Negley as Jake
George J. Lewis as Captain Gonzáles
Nacho Galindo as Torres
Tex Terry as Henchman Joe
The Cass County Boys as Musicians

Reception

The film was included in the 1978 book, The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and How They Got That Way), by Harry Medved, Randy Dreyfuss, and Michael Medved.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Twilight on the Rio Grande". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "Twilight-on-the-Rio-Grande - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
^ "Twilight on the Rio Grande". Afi.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
^ Medved, Harry (1978). The Fifty Worst Movies of All Time (and how They Got that Way) (First ed.). Angus & Robertson. p. 288. ISBN 9780207958915. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

External links

Twilight on the Rio Grande at IMDb

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[TCM-1] "Twilight on the Rio Grande". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[2] "Twilight-on-the-Rio-Grande - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

[3] "Twilight on the Rio Grande". Afi.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

[4] Medved, Harry (1978). The Fifty Worst Movies of All Time (and how They Got that Way) (First ed.). Angus & Robertson. p. 288. ISBN 9780207958915. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

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