King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Written by	Olive Cooper; J. Benton Cheney; Hal Long
Starring	Roy Rogers; Smiley Burnette; Peggy Moran; Gerald Mohr
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	April 9, 1943;
Running time	67 minutes; 73 minutes; (Original Version)
Country	United States
Language	English

King of the Cowboys is a 1943 film directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette. It is set in Texas during World War II. Life Magazine published an article on their July 12, 1943, by H. Allen Smith about Roy Rogers, calling him the "King of the Cowboys-Roy Rogers Kisses the Horse, Not the Heroine".^[1]

Premise[edit]

Starring in a rodeo, Roy Rogers is secretly summoned by the Governor of Texas who asks Roy to volunteer to track down a sabotage ring. Roy discovers they are members of a travelling show with which Roy and Smiley join.

Cast[edit]

Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse
Bob Nolan as Singer
Sons of the Pioneers as Themselves
Peggy Moran as Judy Mason
Gerald Mohr as Maurice, the Mental Marvel
Dorothea Kent as Ruby Smith
Lloyd Corrigan as William Kraley, Governor's Secretary
James Bush as Dave Mason
Russell Hicks as Texas Governor Shuville
Irving Bacon as Alf Cluckus
Norman Willis as Henchman Buxton
Forrest Taylor as Lawman with Tex

References[edit]

^ p. 248 Pando, Leo Trigger: The Lives and Legend of Roy Rogers' Palomino, 2d ed. McFarland, 12 Mar 2019

External links[edit]

King of the Cowboys at the American Film Institute Catalog
King of the Cowboys at IMDb
King of the Cowboys is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] . 248 Pando, Leo Trigger: The Lives and Legend of Roy Rogers' Palomino, 2d ed. McFarland, 12 Mar 2019

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