Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
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Synopsis
A water company withholds a resource that ranchers and farmers urgently need. After helping release water from its dam, Roy is encouraged to take the dispute into politics. His campaign turns a local emergency into a question of who should represent the community.
Cast
DirectorsJoseph Kane
Behind the scenes
Republic originally planned the film for Gene Autry. His strike led to Roy Rogers's casting, making a labour dispute behind the camera part of the emergence of another major singing-cowboy star.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Roy Rogers — Harry Warnecke / Robert F. Cranston · CC0
- Smiley Burnette — Republic Pictures / Photographer not credited · Public domain
- Carol Hughes — unknown (Universal Pictures) · Public domain
