ROGUE OF THE RIO GRANDE (1930) José Bohr, Myrna Loy & Walter Miller | Western | B&W

Rogue of the Rio Grande is a 1930 American musical comedy Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring José Bohr, Myrna Loy and Walter Miller.

SYNOPSIS
El Malo robs the mayor of a town (who is actually an outlaw) to help poor people and falls in love with Carmita, the entertainer at an inn. After capturing the mayor following a stage robbery, El Malo reveals that he is the Robin Hood-type robber, leading to his own arrest and the hatred of Carmita. A friend finally helps El Malo escape, and he takes Carmita with him.

Notorious Mexican bandit El Malo forces the Mayor of Sierra Blanca, Seth Landport, to open the safe and turn over to him 2,000 pesos, which the bandit gives a promissory note for to the Mayor. Seth rushes to the cantina where Sheriff Rankin is drinking, and the sheriff posts a reward for the capture of El Malo. El Malo informs his men of the reward. The bandit and his sidekick Pedro visit the cantina where Pedro resumes a former acquaintance with Dolores, while El Malo has his attention directed to a tango being performed by Carmita. El Malo pushes her dancing partner aside and finishes the dance with Carmita. Since Seth's description of him is inaccurate, "El May" visits the sheriff and promises to deliver the wanted bandit to the cantina the following night. The next morning, El Malo and Pedro depart and, halting their horses on a hill, they view the stagecoach being held up by a trio of outlaws. They follow the outlaws to their hideout, where they discover the leader is the trusted town-mayor Seth. El Malo tells him to be in the cantina that night. Then things get involved, including the wrath of the displaced tango partner. El Malo handles it all without breaking a sweat.

CAST & CREW
José Bohr as El Malo
Myrna Loy as Carmita
Walter Miller as Sheriff Tex Rankin
Carmelita Gerghty as Dolores
Gene Morgan as Mayor Seth Landport
Raymond Hatton as Pedro
William P. Burt as Carmita's Dance Partner
Florence Dudley as Big Bertha
Fredn Parker as Town Mayor

Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by Oliver Drake
Produced by Cliff P. Broughton
Cinematography Edward Snyder
Edited by Fred Bain
Production company Cliff Broughton Productions
Distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date: December 7, 1930
Running time: 65 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

NOTES
A review in Harrison's Reports described the film as "Just an ordinary western, with little to hold the interest." It added, "It cannot rate as anything higher than ordinary.