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Down Rio Grande Way
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Down Rio Grande Way

1942-04-23 · 57 min · ★ 10.0

Western

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.

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Directors
William Berke
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Charles StarrettCharles StarrettSteve Martin
Russell HaydenRussell Hayden'Lucky' Haines
Britt WoodBritt WoodBritt Haines
Rose Anne StevensRose Anne StevensMary Ann Baldridge
Norman WillisNorman WillisMack Vandall
Davison ClarkDavison ClarkColonel Elihu Baldridge
Edmund CobbEdmund CobbHenchman Stoner
Budd BusterBudd BusterClem Kearney
Joseph EggentonJudge Randolph Henderson
Paul NewlanPaul NewlanSam Houston
Betty RoadmanBetty RoadmanMa Haines
John CasonJohn CasonRed
Steve ClarkSteve ClarkRanger Captain
Jim CoreyJim CoreyHenchman Lobo
William DesmondWilliam DesmondTownsman
Herman HackHerman HackStorekeeper
Eddie LaughtonEddie LaughtonRanger Davidson
Kermit MaynardKermit MaynardPosse Rider
Frank McCarrollPosse Rider
Art MixArt MixHenchman

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