LIGHTS OF SANTA FE (DVD) DVD

The Lights of Old Santa Fe
Roy Rogers saves Dale Evans from being hoodwinked by a rodeo competitor in this pleasant, and pleasantly tuneful, B-Western from Republic Pictures. Due to the mismanagement of old-timer Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes), The Brooks Rodeo is about to be gobbled up by competitor Frank Madden (Richard Powers aka Tom Keene), who also has designs on pretty owner Marjorie Brooks (Evans) herself. But when Gabby hires Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers as the new headliners, Madden and his henchman Ken Ferguson (Roy Barcroft) are forced to commit a bit of sabotage. With the aid of Trigger, "The Smartest Horse in the Movies," and radio announcer Marty Maizely (Lloyd Corrigan), Roy and Gabby manage to the goods on Ferguson and prevent Marjorie from marrying the sleazy Madden. Featuring early silent screen star Claire Du Brey as Dale Evans' faithful housekeeper, Lights of Old Santa Fe also presents such pleasant musical divertissements as Jack Elliott's title tune, Tim Spencer's "Trigger Hasn't Got a Pretty Figger", "I'm a Happy Guy in My Levi's Britches" and "Cowpoke Polka", and Ricardo Lopez Mendez' "Amor". The latter is performed by Dale Evans in both English and Spanish versions. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

Cast Roy Rogers as Roy George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabby Dale Evans as Marjorie Brooks Lloyd Corrigan as Marty Maizely Claire Du Brey as Rosie McGerk Arthur Loft as Bill Wetherbee Roy Barcroft as Ken Ferguson Lucien Littlefield as the Judge Sam Flint as the Sheriff

Crew Larry Ceballos - Choreography Adele Palmer - Costume Designer Frank McDonald - Director Ralph Dixon - Editor Morton Scott - Composer (Music Score) Morton Scott - Musical Direction/Supervision Frank Hotaling - Production Designer Reggie Lanning - Cinematographer Harry Grey - Producer Charles Thompson - Set Designer Dick Tyler - Sound/Sound Designer Gordon Kahn - Screenwriter Robert Creighton Williams - Screenwriter

The Lights of Old Santa Fe
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and George "Gabby" Hayes made an unbeatable combination when it came to innocuous B-Western entertainment and they were perhaps never better than in this tuneful songfest, which also benefits from the comedy asides by oldtimers Claire DuBrey and Lloyd Corrigan; the smooth acting of villains Richard Powers (formerly Tom Keene) and Roy Barcroft; and the background vocals of Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers. Even the "Republic Dancing Girls," 12 chorus girls put under contract 1944-1945, join in the festivities, which are nicely balanced with a couple of fairly good chase sequences to satisfy the action fans. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: All Content Length: 78 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 2. Chapter 1 [10:03] 3. Chapter 2 [12:10] 4. Chapter 3 [12:00] 5. Chapter 4 [15:33] 6. Chapter 5 [13:42] 7. Chapter 6 [11:39]