Bells of CoronadoBells of Coronado was another of
Roy Rogers' always-entertaining Republic "specials," blessed with script and production values that would have done any "A" picture proud.
Roy plays an undercover insurance investigator who hopes to ascertain the whereabouts of a vein of gold ore--and to solve the murder of the vein's owner. It follows, as night follows day, that the least-likely suspect is the criminal mastermind. Before
Roy finds this out, though, he must contend with the villain's principal henchmen, played by former
Our Gang kid
Clifton Young.
Dale Evans,
Pat Brady, and
Foy Willing and the
Riders of the Purple Sage all do their usual, which is all anyone could ask. Given second billing, just below
Roy and just above
Dale, is
Trigger, "The Smartest Horse in the Movies." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide