Heart of the Rockies (1951 film)

1951 film directed by William Witney

Heart of the Rockies

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Directed by| William Witney
Written by| Eric Taylor
Produced by| Edward J. White
Starring| Roy Rogers
Penny Edwards
Cinematography| Reggie Lanning
Edited by| Tony Martinelli
Music by| R. Dale Butts
Nathan Scott
Distributed by| Republic Pictures

Release date

* 1951 (1951)

Running time

| 66 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Heart of the Rockies  is a 1951 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers and Penny Edwards. The Rockies are not shown in the film.

## Plot

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Mr. Willard is facing the State building a highway across his cattle land with the labor performed by young offenders spared a term in prison by working on a road gang. Willard's corrupt ranch foreman Devery is using the opportunity to rustle Willard's purebred cattle and replace them with inferior stock. Devery and Willard see their only chance to save the ranch is by creating a series of crimes starting on a dude ranch that the blame on the young prisoners. Highway engineer Roy Rogers tries to stop them but his only ally is Willard's fair-minded daughter June.

## Cast

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* Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
* Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse
* Bullet as Bullet, Roy's dog
* Penny Edwards as June Willard
* Gordon Jones as "Splinters" McGonigle
* Ralph Morgan as Andrew Willard
* Fred Graham as Devery
* Mira McKinney as Mrs. Edsel
* Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Dave Braddock
* William Gould as Warden Parker
* Pepe Hern as Rocky
* Rand Brooks as Jim Corley
* Foy Willing as Foy (as Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage)
* Riders of the Purple Sage as Cowhands / Musicians (as Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage)

## External links

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* Heart of the Rockies at IMDb
* Heart of the Rockies 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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