The Cisco Kid Returns

The Cisco Kid Returns is a 1945 American Western film. Released on April 3, 1945, it was the first of three Cisco Kid films made that year with Duncan Renaldo as Cisco and Martin Garralaga as Pancho. In this release, Cisco's real name is Juan Francisco Hernandez. Cisco must clear himself of murder charges while preventing his girlfriend Rosita (Callejo) from eloping with his rival John Harris (Pryor).^[1]

The Cisco Kid Returns
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John P. McCarthy
Written by	Betty Burbridge
Produced by	Phillip N. Krasne
Starring	Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Martin G. Cohn
Music by	Albert Glasser
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	February 16, 1945 (1945-02-16)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was followed by the May 15 release of In Old New Mexico, which revealed Cisco's name to be Juan Carlos Francisco Antonio,^[2] and South of the Rio Grande on September 15 falling back to Cisco's name being Juan Francisco Hernandez. Martin Garralaga appears in both as Pancho.^[3]

Cast

• Duncan Renaldo – The Cisco Kid/Juan Francisco Hernandez
• Martin Garralaga – Pancho
• Cecilia Callejo – Rosita Gonzales
• Roger Pryor – John Harris