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Rose of the Rancho
“THE MYSTERY BANDIT...A Drama of Old Mexico”
7.0 / 10• 1936• 1h 25m•NR• English
MusicRomanceWestern
Storyline
It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of California were the descendants of the Dons who had colonized it a hundred years before and whose title deeds bore the signature and seal of a long-dead Spanish king. But, by a loop-hole in the law, the title-deeds of the Dons could not be recognized, and this opened the door of organized gangs of land-grabbers, such as the one led by Joe Kincaid, to operate with a prime excuse for legitimate plunder and robbery. In most cases the law was unable to cope with the situation. Then Rosita Castro, the daughter of Don Pasqual Castro, masked and disguised as a man, organized a band of vigilantes to fight against the tyranny of the outlaws, aided by an undercover federal agent, Jim Kearney.
Cast & Crew
John Boles
Jim Kearney
Lead
Gladys Swarthout
Rosita Castro aka Don Carlos
Charles Bickford
Joe Kincaid
H.B. Warner
Don Pasqual Castro
Don Alvarado
Don Luis Espinosa
Grace Bradley
Flossie
Charles Middleton
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Willie Howard
Pancho Spiegelgass
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marion Gering's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rose of the Rancho is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
