In Old Caliente

In Old Caliente is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.^[1]

In Old Caliente
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Written by	Norman Houston (story) Norman Houston (screenplay) and Gerald Geraghty (screenplay)
Produced by	Joseph Kane
Starring	Roy Rogers
Cinematography	William Nobles
Edited by	Edward Mann
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	June 19, 1939 (1939-06-19)
Running time	57 minutes 54 minutes (US edited version)
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Set after California's Statehood but before the American Civil War, Roy Rogers is working for a wealthy Spanish family. One of their men is secretly betraying the arrival of targets of opportunity to a group of Anglo American bandits but puts the blame on Roy.

The film has several unusual sequences such as having several scenes shot on a beach and having bandits after a giant sphere of gold. There is only one mention made of Caliente, California.

Cast

• Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
• Lynne Roberts as Jean Marshall
• George "Gabby" Hayes as "Gabby" Whittaker
• Jack La Rue as Sujarno
• Katherine DeMille as Rita Vargas
• Frank Puglia as Don José Vargas
• Harry Woods as 'Curly' Calkins
• Paul Marion as Carlos Vargas
• Ethel Wales as Aunt Felicia
• Merrill McCormick as Pedro

Soundtrack

• Roy Rogers - "Sundown on the Rangeland" (Written by Fred Rose)
• Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes - "We're Not Coming Out Tonight" (Written by Walter G. Samuels)
• Roy Rogers - "The Moon, She Will Be Shining Tonight" (Written by Walter G. Samuels)
• Roy Rogers - "Ride On Vaquero"