Bells of Coronado

1950 film by William Witney

Bells of Coronado

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| William Witney
Written by| Sloan Nibley
Produced by| Edward J. White
Starring| Roy Rogers
Trigger
Dale Evans
Cinematography| John MacBurnie
Edited by| Tony Martinelli
Music by| R. Dale Butts

Production
company

Republic Pictures

Distributed by| Republic Pictures

Release date

* January 8, 1950 (1950-01-08) (United States)

Running time

| 67 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Bells of Coronado is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney starring Roy Rogers, Trigger the horse, and Dale Evans.

## Plot[edit]

The owner of the El Coronado Mine is ambushed on the road into town by thieves, who steal a wagon full of uranium ore. The owner is found by linemen of the Coronado Light & Power Company, but dies at the town's doctor's office before regaining consciousness.

The insurance company who has insured the ore, hires Roy to find out whether the wagon accidentally went off the road and if the ore fell into the Coronado Dam reservoir. Roy goes undercover. With the help of the town's doctor who Roy has known for years, he gets a job as a lineman, working for the power company, which supplies electricity to the mine.

The thieves tie up the mine workers and try to steal a second wagon load of uranium, but Roy gives chase and is able to get the ore away from the thieves. The thieves make a second attempt and steal the second load of ore after it had been taken to the warehouse. Roy finds out that the uranium will be delivered to a dry lake bed where a foreign government is going to land an airplane to pick up the uranium. Roy has to rush to try to stop the plane from taking off with the uranium.[1]

## Cast[edit]

* Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
* Trigger as Roy's Horse
* Dale Evans as Pam Reynolds
* Pat Brady as Sparrow Biffle
* Grant Withers as Craig Bennett
* Leo Cleary as Dr. Frank Harding
* Clifton Young as Ross
* Robert Bice as Jim Russell
* Stuart Randall as Sheriff
* John Hamilton as Mr. Linden, Insurance Company Official
* Edmund Cobb as Rafferty
* Eddie Lee as Shanghai, the Cook
* Rex Lease as Shipping Company Foreman
* Lane Bradford as Shipping smuggler
* Foy Willing as Foy
* Riders of the Purple Sage as Power Co. Linemen / Musicians

## Production[edit]

Director William Witney remains a favorite of director Quentin Tarantino. In a New York Times interview, Tarantino spoke eloquently about Witney's prowess as a director, specifically mentioning Witney's work with Roy Rogers programmers. He detailed how Witney gradually moved Rogers into more naturalistic costumes such as jeans and flannel shirts, and how occasionally the camera would follow Rogers' horse Trigger for much of a film, going off and having adventures with other animals before returning to Rogers. Tarantino and a reporter screened Witney's Roy Rogers movie The Golden Stallion together during the aforementioned interview.[2]

## Soundtrack[edit]

* "Save a Smile For a Rainy Day" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing)
* "Got No Time For the Blues" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing)
* "Bells of Coronado" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing, Spanish Lyrics by Aaron González)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bells of Coronado". IMDb. January 8, 1950.
2. ^ Lyman, Rick (September 15, 2000). "Whoa, Trigger! Auteur Alert!". The New York Times. Interview with Quentin Tarantino; Lyman and Tarantino watched The Golden Stallion together.

## External links[edit]

* Bells of Coronado at IMDb
* Bells of Coronado at AllMovie
* Bells of Coronado at the TCM Movie Database
* Bells of Coronado at the American Film Institute Catalog
* Bells of Coronado is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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Films directed by William Witney

1930s|

* The Painted Stallion (1937)
* S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937)
* The Trigger Trio (1937)
* Zorro Rides Again (1937)
* The Lone Ranger (1938)
* The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
* Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
* Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
* The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
* Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
* Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
* Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)

1940s|

* Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
* Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
* Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
* King of the Royal Mounted (1940)
* Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
* Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
* Jungle Girl (1941)
* King of the Texas Rangers (1941)
* Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
* Spy Smasher (1942)
* Perils of Nyoka (1942)
* King of the Mounties (1942)
* G-Men vs. the Black Dragon (1943)
* Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
* Home in Oklahoma (1946)
* The Crimson Ghost (1946)
* Heldorado (1946)
* Apache Rose (1947)
* Bells of San Angelo (1947)
* Springtime in the Sierras (1947)
* On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)
* The Gay Ranchero (1947)
* Under California Stars (1948)
* Eyes of Texas (1948)
* Night Time in Nevada (1948)
* Grand Canyon Trail (1948)
* The Far Frontier (1948)
* Susanna Pass (1949)
* Down Dakota Way (1949)
* The Golden Stallion (1949)

1950s|

* Bells of Coronado (1950)
* Twilight in the Sierras (1950)
* Trigger, Jr. (1950)
* Sunset in the West (1950)
* North of the Great Divide (1950)
* Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
* Spoilers of the Plains (1951)
* Heart of the Rockies (1951)
* In Old Amarillo (1951)
* South of Caliente (1951)
* Pals of the Golden West (1951)
* Colorado Sundown (1952)
* The Last Musketeer (1952)
* Border Saddlemates (1952)
* Old Oklahoma Plains (1952)
* The WAC from Walla Walla (1952)
* South Pacific Trail (1952)
* Down Laredo Way (1953)
* Old Overland Trail (1953)
* Iron Mountain Trail (1953)
* Shadows of Tombstone (1953)
* The Outcast (1954)
* Santa Fe Passage (1955)
* City of Shadows (1955)
* Headline Hunters (1955)
* The Fighting Chance (1955)
* The Last Command (1955) (battle scenes)
* Stranger at My Door (1956)
* A Strange Adventure (1956)
* Panama Sal (1957)
* The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
* Juvenile Jungle (1958)
* Young and Wild (1958)
* The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
* Paratroop Command (1959)

1960s - 1980s|

* Valley of the Redwoods (1960)
* The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
* The Long Rope (1961)
* The Cat Burglar (1961)
* Master of the World (1961)
* Apache Rifles (1964)
* Arizona Raiders (1965)
* The Girls on the Beach (1965)
* 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
* I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)
* Darktown Strutters (1974)
* Quell and Co. (1982)

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