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Bells of San Angelo

194778 minUnited States
ComedyMysteryWesternMusical
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Original language
English
This copy runs
75:17
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

A border inspector suspects that an American silver mine conceals a smuggling operation. The death of an informant deepens the mystery just as a Western novelist arrives in the district under an assumed identity. Their overlapping investigations expose a business whose apparent prosperity depends on keeping the border's movements secret.

Cast

DirectorsWilliam Witney

Behind the scenes

Republic's Trucolor process gives this Roy Rogers adventure a different appearance from the monochrome Westerns surrounding it. William Witney mixes musical performances with a comparatively forceful crime plot, including the mine's guarded workings and a pack of dogs used in the action.

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