Movies starring Roy Rogers

Dark Command (1940)

94 mins     Western      

"Dark Command" is loosely based on the real life Confederate guerrilla leader William Quantrill but as with many movies it mixes fact with fiction to create this entertaining movie all about rivalry and jealousy as well as de...

Young Bill Hickok (1940)

59 mins     Western      

Hands up if you answer yes to one of these questions: Are you a budding western aficionado who will watch anything involving the west? Did you grow up in the 1930s and 40s and headed to the pictures on a Saturday morning to c...

Nevada City (1941)

58 mins     Western      

Just a trotting alone, that could be a line from an old song from an equally old western but it describes "Nevada City" quite nicely as this 1940s Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes' western trots along with some action, some drama a...

Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)

54 mins     Western      

Having started his movie career as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers appeared in a few westerns before then becoming a star in his own right and appearing in a whole lot of westerns. And if you look at Rogers' ...

Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)

59 mins     Western      

"Robin Hood of the Pecos" is not your typical Roy Rogers' western despite seeing him cast alongside Gabby Hayes and also getting to sing a song or two. Nope "Robin Hood of the Pecos" actually has a storyline surrounding a cor...

Sunset on the Desert (1942)

63 mins     Western      

I enjoy these early-ish westerns as they are simple entertainment and nothing more and "Sunset of the Desert" is as simple as any. It has all the ingredients you would expect from an early Roy Rogers western with danger, a lo...

Romance on the Range (1942)

63 mins     Comedy, Western      

For almost every Roy Rogers western I have watched I can find a review where someone praises that particular western as being top notch and unsurprisingly the often mention how they loved it when they saw it as a child. And t...

Silver Spurs (1943)

68 mins     Western      

As old westerns go "Silver Spurs" has quite a nice idea for a storyline from Jerry's father knowing his was not sensible enough to have complete control of the family ranch to the dodgy plans to marry and then murder him to t...

Idaho (1943)

70 mins     Western      

As ideas go the set up of a judge with a criminal past being blackmailed and then set up a saloon owner and a couple of outlaws is quite entertaining. But then there is the rest of the movie and it is pretty typical of a Roy ...

The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)

69 mins     Western      

Movie Review - The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944) Roy Rogers is working as an under cover insurance agent sent on a showboat to catch an escape convict who is the father of the attractive Betty Weston (Dale Evans) who works on t...

Man from Oklahoma (1945)

68 mins     Western      

When it comes to Roy Rogers' westerns I watch fully anticipating the musical scenes as he sings with the Sons of the Pioneers but to be hit straight off the bat with one of them singing in the city doesn't lift my hopes for a...

Along the Navajo Trail (1945)

66 mins     Western      

Well I've seen bad guys try to bully people off their land because of a planned railroad, because of a planned town and even because of issues over water rights but I can't remember seeing another western where they want land...

Bells of Rosarita (1945)

68 mins     Western      

Normally when it comes to these older 1 hour westerns I find myself using words like usual and familiar to describe them but those words don't immediately come to mind after watching "Bells of Rosarita". The reason being is t...

Roll on Texas Moon (1946)

68 mins     Western      

Here's the truth, if "Roll on Texas Moon" starred John Wayne and was made as a John Wayne movie I would probably rate it higher than I do. I say this because whilst I am a fan of John Wayne there are those who were fans of Ro...

Rainbow Over Texas (1946)

65 mins     Western      

If you use to watch Roy Rogers westerns for the singings I know that "Rainbow Over Texas" will not disappoint with several musical numbers dispersed through out the movie, in fact I think there is probably more minutes spent ...

My Pal Trigger (1946)

79 mins     Western      

"My Pal Trigger" whilst a bit more elaborate than some Roy Rogers' movies is still familiar one with Roy playing the good guy wrongly accused of a crime he didn't commit but then gets a chance to prove his name. On top of tha...

Night Time in Nevada (1948)

67 mins     Western      

I think I may be coming to my temporary end with these old one hour westerns as I am running out of things to say about them with out sounding like a broken record. Then again the majority of these old westerns were like a br...

The Gay Ranchero (1948)

72 mins     Western      

So forget outlaws trying to rob the stagecoach as "The Gay Ranchero" sees the bad guys finding a way of robbing cargo planes instead. Of course it is a daft idea as in this case due to the way the bad guys go about things but...

The Golden Stallion (1949)

67 mins     Western      

Two things struck me as I watched "The Golden Stallion", the first of which being that this is the first Roy Rogers movie I have seen in colour. Whilst not a bad thing there was something about seeing a Roy Rogers western in ...

Down Dakota Way (1949)

67 mins     Western      

He rides, charms, stops bad guys and sings as well. Of course I am on about Roy Rogers who does all those things in "Down Dakota Way" an enjoyably but almost forgettable 1940s western due to it sticking to the Roy Rogers' for...