Down Rio Grande Way

"FIGHTING THE BATTLE TO ADD A BRIGHT NEW STAR...THE LONE STAR...TO "OLD GLORY"!"

1942 0h 57m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.

“FIGHTING THE BATTLE TO ADD A BRIGHT NEW STAR...THE LONE STAR...TO "OLD GLORY"!”

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Cast

Charles Starrett
Steve Martin
Russell Hayden
'Lucky' Haines
Britt Wood
Britt Haines
Rose Anne Stevens
Mary Ann Baldridge
Norman Willis
Mack Vandall
Davison Clark
Colonel Elihu Baldridge
Edmund Cobb
Henchman Stoner
Budd Buster
Clem Kearney

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Berke
Writers: Paul Franklin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Charles Starrett and Russell Hayden and Britt Wood carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "FIGHTING THE BATTLE TO ADD A BRIGHT NEW STAR...THE LONE STAR...TO "OLD GLORY"!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0034676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

William Berke directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Charles Starrett and Russell Hayden and Britt Wood carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "FIGHTING THE BATTLE TO ADD A BRIGHT NEW STAR...THE LONE STAR...TO "OLD GLORY"!".
6IMDB entry: tt0034676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.