Down Rio Grande Way (1942)
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.
Director:
William Berke
Writer:
Paul Franklin
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Charles Starrett as Steve Martin |
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Russell Hayden as 'Lucky' Haines |
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Britt Wood as Britt Haines |
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Rose Anne Stevens as Mary Ann Baldridge |
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Norman Willis as Mack Vandall |
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Davison Clark as Colonel Elihu Baldridge |
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Edmund Cobb as Henchman Stoner |
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Budd Buster as Clem Kearney |
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Joseph Eggenton as Judge Randolph Henderson |
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Paul Newlan as Sam Houston |
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Betty Roadman as Ma Haines |
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John Cason as Red |
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Steve Clark as Ranger Captain |
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Jim Corey as Henchman Lobo |
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William Desmond as Townsman |
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Herman Hack as Storekeeper |
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Eddie Laughton as Ranger Davidson |
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Kermit Maynard as Posse Rider |
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Frank McCarroll as Posse Rider |
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Art Mix as Henchman |
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Lew Morphy as Cowboy |
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Edward Peil Sr. as Commissioner Adams |
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Lee Prather as Cohort in Washington |
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Tom Smith as Townsman |
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Forrest Taylor as Commissioner Harvey |
| Directing | William Berke | Director |
| Writing | Paul Franklin | Screenplay |