RHYTHM OF THE RIO GRANDE (1940) Tex Ritter, Suzan Dale & Warner Richmond | Drama, Western | B&W

Rhythm of the Rio Grande is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tex Ritter, Suzan Dale, Warner Richmond, Martin Garralaga, Frank Mitchell and Mike J. Rodriguez. The film was released on March 2, 1940, by Monogram Pictures.

SYNOPSIS
Tex Regan (Tex Ritter) arrives at the Crane ranch just as Blackie (Earl Douglas) and Pete (Chick Hannon) are preparing to burn it. He drives them off, but is accused by Ruth Crane (Suzan Dale) of being in league with Pablo, the bandit, who is blamed for most of the territory's crime. Recognizing Blackie as a henchman of Jim Bannister (Tristram Coffin), Tex starts for the Bannister ranch but is captured and imprisoned. Bannister, however, sets him free. Although Bannister has never lost any cattle to Pablo, an emblem similar to those left after every raid blamed on Pablo is found in Bannister's house. Tex, knowing Pablo to be innocent and actually only searching for the killer of his sister, persuades the outlaw to change his hide-out and then sets out to capture Bannister, the leader of the gang. But Tex is arrested as being a member of Pablo's gang and Pablo, seeing Tex with the lawmen, believes himself double-crossed.

Looking for his missing friend, Tex arrives in an area besieged by the bandit Pablo whom the Rangers have been unable to catch. When Tex is captured by Pablo, he soon realizes Pablo, who is looking for the killer of his sister, is innocent of the raids blamed on him. Tex thinks he knows who that man is and also suspects that same man is responsible for the disappearance of his friend.

CAST & CREW
Tex Ritter as Tex Regan
Suzan Dale as Ruth Crane
Warner Richmond as Buck
Martin Garralaga as Pablo
Frank Mitchell as Shorty
Mike J. Rodriguez as Lopez
Juan Duval as Rego
Tris Coffin as Jim Banister
Chick Hannan as Pete
Earl Douglas as Blackie
Forrest Taylor as Edward Crane
Glenn Strange as Hays
James McNally as Ransom

Directed by: Albert Herman
Screenplay by: Robert Emmett Tansey
Produced by: Edward Finney
Cinematography by: Marcel Le Picard
Edited by: Russell F. Schoengarth
Music by: Frank Sanucci
Production company: Monogram Pictures
Distributed by: Monogram Pictures
Release date: March 2, 1940
Running time: 53 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English