Rhythm of the Rio Grande 84 years old
WATCH OUT FOR THE GRINGO!../Tex shoots it out with Mexican brigands in the border badlands!
Filmed at Palmdale, California, this Tex Ritter Western continued a recent trend of limiting Ritter's trademark music numbers in favor of rather ill staged fisticuffs and other action scenes. Ritter, who was never very lucky with his ever changing comic sidekicks, was here saddled with one Frank Mitchell, a New Yorker visibly ill at ease on the celluloid range. Tex and Shorty (Mitchell) ride into Cinco Valley, a gold rich area terrorized by marauders ostensibly lead by one Pablo (Martin Garralaga). Tex, however, recognizes Blackie (Earl Douglas), whose boss is Bannister (Warner Richmond), an American. Suspecting that Bannister and his henchmen are trying to drive the settlers off their potentially valuable land by posing as Mexican banditos, Tex convinces Pablo to help him set a trap for the marauders.
Credits
Rhythm of the Rio Grande Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Glenn Strange He was 40, 74 years old when he died | as Sheriff Hays (as Glen Strange) |
| Forrest Taylor He was 56, 81 years old when he died | as Ranger Captain Edward Crane |
| Tris Coffin He was 30, 80 years old when he died | as Jim Banister |
| Tex Ritter He was 35, 68 years old when he died | as Tex Regan |
| Martin Garralaga He was 45, 86 years old when he died | as Pablo the Bandit |
| Frank Mitchell He was 67, 118 years old when he died | as Shorty (Tex's Sidekick) |
| White Flash | as Tex's Horse |
| Earl Douglas | as Henchman Blackie |
| Warner Richmond He was 54, 62 years old when he died | as Buck |
| Juan Duval | as Rego (Pablo's Rider) |
Rhythm of the Rio Grande Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Robert Emmett Tansey as Screenplay. He was 42 (53) years old when He died | Writing |
| Albert Herman as Director. He was 53 (71) years old when He died | Directing |
Rhythm of the Rio Grande (84 years)
WATCH OUT FOR THE GRINGO!../Tex shoots it out with Mexican brigands in the border badlands!
- Release day: Saturday, March 02, 1940
- Runtime: 53 minutes