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Down Rio Grande Way
“FIGHTING THE BATTLE TO ADD A BRIGHT NEW STAR...THE LONE STAR...TO "OLD GLORY"!”
10.0 / 10• 1942• 57m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.
Cast & Crew
Charles Starrett
Steve Martin
Lead
Russell Hayden
'Lucky' Haines
Britt Wood
Britt Haines
Rose Anne Stevens
Mary Ann Baldridge
Norman Willis
Mack Vandall
Davison Clark
Colonel Elihu Baldridge
Edmund Cobb
Henchman Stoner
Budd Buster
Clem Kearney
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Berke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Down Rio Grande Way is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
