Across the Rio Grande (film)

1949 film directed by Oliver Drake

Across the Rio Grande

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Directed by| Oliver Drake
Written by| Ronald Davidson
Produced by| Louis Gray
Starring| Jimmy Wakely
Dub Taylor
Reno Browne
Cinematography| Harry Neumann
Edited by| John C. Fuller
Music by| Edward J. Kay

Production
company

Monogram Productions

Release date

* May 15, 1949 (1949-05-15)[1]

Running time

| 56 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Across the Rio Grande  is a 1949 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and starring Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Reno Browne and Polly Bergen in her film debut. It was released on May 15, 1949.[2]

## Plot

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Steve and Sally Blaine are traveling by stagecoach to investigate the murder of their father. The stage is held up by outlaws who are held at bay by Sally's sharpshooting with a six gun. Steve, a lawyer, is too frightened to shoot a firearm following a childhood tragedy. The Blaines are joined by Jimmy and Cannonball, an aspiring detective, who help in solving the mystery and bringing the guilty to justice.

## Cast

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* Jimmy Wakely as Jimmy Wakely
* Dub Taylor as Cannonball (credited as "Cannonball" Taylor)
* Reno Browne as Sally Blaine
* Riley Hill as Steven Blaine
* Dennis Moore as Carson
* Kenne Duncan as Joe Bardet
* Ted Adams as Tom Sloan
* Myron Healey as Stage Holdup Man
* Bud Osborne as Stage Driver
* Polly Bergen as Cantina Singer (as Polly Burgin)
* Bob Curtis as Gil (henchman)
* Carol Henry as Lewis (henchman)
* Boyd Stockman as Ed (henchman)
* William Bailey as Sheriff Reid

## Songs

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* "Across the Rio Grande" – Written by Ray Whitley and Jimmy Wakely / Sung by Jimmy Wakely and Polly Bergen
* "I'm Lonely and Nobody Cares" – Written by Ray Whitley and Jimmy Wakely / Sung by Jimmy Wakely

## References

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1. ^ "Across the Rio Grande". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
2. ^ "Across the Rio Grande (1949) - Overview". allmovie.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

## External links

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* Across the Rio Grande at IMDb
* Across the Rio Grande at the TCM Movie Database
* Across the Rio Grande at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by Oliver Drake

* The Texas Tornado (1932)
* Today I Hang (1942)
* Trail of Terror (1943)
* West of Texas (1943)
* Fighting Valley (1943)
* Border Buckaroos (1943)
* Saddle Serenade (1945)
* Springtime in Texas (1945)
* The Lonesome Trail (1945)
* Riders of the Dawn (1945)
* Ginger (1946)
* Moon over Montana (1946)
* Song of the Sierras (1946)
* West of the Alamo (1946)
* Trail to Mexico (1946)
* Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947)
* Deadline (1948)
* Fighting Mustang (1948)
* Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948)
* Across the Rio Grande (1949)
* Brand of Fear (1949)
* Lawless Code (1949)
* Roaring Westward (1949)
* Battling Marshal (1950)
* The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)
* Outlaw Treasure (1955)
* A Lust to Kill (1958)

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