Author Archive: Retro

Rogers plays a New York doctor forced to flee his practice and move west to escape authorities when he’s framed. Can he prove his worth by fighting off “The Border Legion”, renegades who are terrorizing the community? Based on the Zane Grey novel. Dir. Joseph Kane

A crooked businessman is trying to sell cattle infected with deadly hoof-and-mouth disease. He has the local veterinarian murdered to cover up his plans.

Rogers is an insurance agent who goes undercover as a showboat singer to clear the name of an old man falsely arrested for a stagecoach robbery. Dir. Joseph Kane

Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers), owner of a transportation service for moving race horses from track to track, prepares to take a number of thoroughbreds to the Pan American fair races at Monterey. Among them is “Dancing Girl”, a fine mare owned by Doris Stewart (Dale Evans), who is being forced to sell the horse in order to keep her ranch. Doris and her trainer, Dave Norris (‘Douglas FOwley’), accompany Roy and his outfit to the border at Caliente, where they are approached by Rosina (Charlita), a young gypsy fortune teller who begs Roy not to continue the trip. After crossing the border, Roy and his men are attacked by masked bandits, the horses are stolen and the stable boy is murdered. Accompanied by Doris and his sidekick Pinky (Pinky Lee) and the a Mexican Commandante, Roy goes to the gypsy camp to find Rosita. She is not there but Roy spots the stolen thoroughbreds hidden [...]

Fur theives are looting the traps on the ranch where Roy is foreman and they have murdered one of Roy’s friends. To complicate matters, the ranch owner, unknown to Roy, arrives with her girlfriend posing as a member of the lonely hearts club. Roy gets a tip on the outlaws but it’s a trap and Roy and the boys soon find themselves in jail with the townspeople and trappers on the way to lynch them

Disbanded Texas Rangers are gathered together to help the U.S. Cavalry put an end to marauding outlaws.

Crooked mining engineer tries to cheat the down and out owner of a dried up silver mine. First appearance of The Riders of the Purple Sage. Dir. William Witney

With a $10,000 note Roy co-signed for the Pioneers due, Roy plans to get the money from the reward for the capture of the Gypsy. After he captures him he lets him go realizing he is innocent and it’s not long before the real outlaws show their hand.

Ranger Rogers romances the female leader of a wagon train while thwarting the corrupt Texas Rangers administrator, who has levied a huge tax on the use of the Santa Fe Trail. Produced by Joseph Kane. Dir. Joseph Kane