Mexicali Rose (1939)
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Gene Autry goes up against a crooked oil company in this delightful music Western restored in 2001 by Gene Autry Entertainment. Carruthers (William Royle) of the so-called Alta Vista Oil Company is selling worthless stock from a non-existent well located on a Spanish land grant occupied by Padre… More Gene Autry goes up against a crooked oil company in this delightful music Western restored in 2001 by Gene Autry Entertainment. Carruthers (William Royle) of the so-called Alta Vista Oil Company is selling worthless stock from a non-existent well located on a Spanish land grant occupied by Padre Dominic (William Farnum) and his orphanage. At first, the padre's niece, Anita Loredo (Luana Walters), accuses radio entertainer Gene Autry of being in cahoots with Carruthers, but the crooner instead unmasks the oil company for the phony outfit it is. A defecting engineer, Blythe (LeRoy Mason), suspects that there really is oil in them thar hills and with the help of Mexican outlaw turned Robin Hood Valdez (Noah Beery), Gene tricks Carruthers and his equally crooked salesman McElroy (Roy Barcroft) into abandoning the well. A heroic Valdez is killed during the rescue of a couple of wayward orphans (Wally Albright and Kathy Frye) but the discovery of oil saves the orphanage from bankruptcy. In addition to the hit title song, Gene Autry performs "You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven," "El Rancho Grande," and "Robin Hood" while comic sidekick Smiley Burnette takes care of "My Orchestra's Driving Me Crazy." ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Sherman
- Genres
- Western
Unrated,
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Cast
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Gene Autry
as Gene
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Smiley Burnette
as Frog
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Noah Beery Sr.
as Valdes
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Luana Walters
as Anita Loredo
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William Farnum
as Padre Dominic
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William Royle
as Carruthers
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LeRoy Mason
as Blythe
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Wally Albright
as Tommy
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Kathy Frye
as Chalita
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Roy Barcroft
as McElroy
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Dick Botiller
as Manuel
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Vic Demourelle Jr.
as Hollister
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John Beach
as Brown
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Henry Otho
as Alcalde
- Champion
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Sherry Hall
as Vaquero
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Jack Ingram
as Investor
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Tom London
as Lawman
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Merrill McCormack
as Oil Company Henchman
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Eddie Parker
as Oil Company Henchman
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Josef Swickard
as Gonzales
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Al Taylor
as Oil Company Henchman
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Oil Company Cook
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Al Haskell
as Vaquero
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Jose Dominguez
as Vaquero
