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ACTOR
Roy RogersTriggerGeorge 'Gabby' HayesDale Evans
DIRECTOR
Frank McDonald
SYNOPSICS
Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944) is a English movie. Frank McDonald has directed this movie. Roy Rogers,Trigger,George 'Gabby' Hayes,Dale Evans are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1944. Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944) is considered one of the best Music,Western movie in India and around the world.
Sandwiched in between the numerous musical numbers, the Gabby Whittaker and Madden rodeo's are competing for bookings. When Gabby gets a date in Albuquerque, Madden has his man destroy his equipment. Roy finds a broken rawhide rope at the scene and uses it to bring Madden to justice.
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Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944) Reviews
Roy Goes Ben-Hur
In Lights of Old Santa Fe, Roy and the Sons of the Pioneers are busy trying to save a wild west show that is owned by Dale Evans and run by Gabby Hayes. Dale's an eastern girl who inherited the show from her father and of late it's gone to seed. She's gotten two good offers from Tom Keene, one to buy the show, the other a proposal of marriage. Keene's a rival owner and he's determined to get the show one way or another. Of course all that doesn't sit well with Roy who smells a rat and in these films, Roy's nose is unerring. The highlight of the film is when Keene challenges Rogers to a chariot race. Not as silly as it sounds because the chariots are part of the show. The two of them go at each other worthy of Stephen Boyd and Charlton Heston. Of course Heston and Boyd were working in a film with a slightly bigger budget. Roy and Dale do make some pretty music together and even Gabby gets to warble a verse from the title song. That alone might make a fan curious.
Pretty Good Light Entertainment
"Lights of Old Santa Fe" is pretty good light entertainment from Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gabby Hayes, and Trigger. There is perhaps a little less plot than usual, but on the other hand, there is more humor and singing than usual, and it makes you feel right at home with Roy and his friends. The story revolves around two competing rodeo shows, one run by Hayes, and the other owned by a slippery character played by Tom Keene, with Dale's character getting caught in the middle of the rivalry. The setup provides enough material for a light story and for the variety entertainment. Lloyd Corrigan, playing a radio personality, also joins in by lending his array of voices to a couple of entertaining scenes. For the most part, this follows the usual formula, and most Roy Rogers fans won't be disappointed by this one.
"I didn't know anyone could sing so good and be so pretty all at the same time."
"Lights of Old Santa Fe" presents Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in a modern Western setting with a host of musical numbers and rodeo intrigue in the forefront. Dale's character Marjorie Brooks owns the Brooks International Rodeo, although with only one major booking, the business is on the brink of financial ruin. As unscrupulous rival Frank Madden attempts to take over the rodeo and marry Marjorie to seal the deal, it's up to Roy and Gabby Whittaker (Gabby Hayes) to uncover the scheme and give the Brooks name credibility once again. Roy and Dale make a wonderful couple on screen and their charm and charisma are evident in the songs they do together, including the title song. Then there's a double dose of an uncharacteristic tune for a Western named "The Cowpoke Polka". But don't ask Gabby to take in a ballet as he's invited to do in the early part of the film - "I'd just as soon slide down a razor blade"! Trigger gets top billing in the film as "The Smartest Horse in the Movies", but he doesn't have much to do here, although he does warn Roy and the Pioneers of trouble in camp when he breaks away from a Madden henchman named Ferguson (Roy Barcroft). The rawhide lariat that Trigger snaps proves to be the undoing of the whole rodeo scheme when Roy traces it's ownership back to Ferguson and his employer. Roy and Dale first appeared in a film together in "The Cowboy and the Senorita" in 1944, followed soon after by this one. In all, they performed together in easily two dozen films, along with their hit TV series in the early 1950's. For anyone interested in a film representative of their engaging warmth and charm, "Lights of Old Santa Fe" is a good start.
A 'Personality' Western
Roy helps keep Dale and Gabby's wild west show in business even as Tom Keene's competing show slyly tries to wreck them. Not a formula oater. There's no gunplay, little hard riding, and only brief fisticuffs. But there is a chariot race, of all things. In fact, I'd call this a personality western if there were such a thing. Anyway, that's the real attraction, a really engaging Roy, a sparkling Dale who gets to emote more than usual, and of course the great Gabby who even warbles a few refrains and in his own voice too. Together, they're delightful, making this an easygoing surprise and a different kind of matinée.
Who is the chief villain : Madden or Roy?
First, welcome back, Gabby Hayes, after an extended vacation from Roy Films........ Every Roy Rogers film needs a villain for Roy to subdue. Right? And this episode has a clear villain from near the beginning, in Frank Madden, Dale Evans' current boyfriend. Right? Two questions: What's so villainous in being successful in giving your customers more of what they want than your competition? Also, what provoked Madden to send his henchman Ken Ferguson to destroy enough of Dale's Brook's Rodeo hardware that they could no longer continue their journey to an Albuquerque rodeo? He didn't need to destroy Dale's rodeo to eliminate competition. It was widely acknowledged that his rodeo now was much superior to the Brooks' rodeo, which had failed to modernize to the new tastes of the customers. It must have been REVENGE!, says I . Revenge for what? Near the beginning, Roy and the Sons of the Pioneers are hired by Dale(without an audition). Dale rides to a lake in the company of Madden, having borrowed Trigger as her horse. When Roy finds out she borrowed Trigger without his permission, he got mad. Told Gabby to drive him out to the lake to bring Trigger back. Gabby, who ran her rodeo while she was in college, complied, returning after Roy got off. Roy soon found Trigger, and scared away the other horse. He saw Madden and Dale in a row boat. Madden was offering to buy her rodeo and combine it with his. He also proposed marriage. Dale was amendable to these proposes. But, suspecting such, Roy was not. He lassoed the front end of the boat and had Trigger pull it toward the shore. Madden soon fell out of the boat, but Dale stayed in. Trigger pulled the boat to the shore, and a considerable distance on land. Dale was mad as a wet hen. Roy offered her to ride with him on Trigger back home. Initially, she refused, but after walking a ways, she gave in. Technically, Roy could be charged with theft and kidnapping. So, what happened to Madden? We left him dumped in the lake, his horse run off by Roy, with no further consideration by Roy or Dale! Was that sufficient to make him want to damage Dale's rodeo? I think so..........After Ferguson did his dirty work, Roy rides to a telephone and calls his radio announcer friend to come and set things up for a radio broadcast, pretending to be at the rodeo. Another friend has arranged to have Dale listen to the radio broadcast, which consists of Gabby acting as MC, and various songs sung.(How did this happen without a radio transmitter??) Anyway, Dale, who didn't make it to the rodeo, is convinced that her rodeo performed. Unfortunately, later, her booking agent: Wetherbee, tells her that he was at the rodeo and didn't see her rodeo. She is more than irate that Roy and the others tricked her......... She again arranges to marry Madden. But, on her wedding day, Roy discovers evidence suggesting that Madden's henchman: Ferguson, did the partial destruction of Dale's rodeo. After a fisticuff, Ferguson confesses, and Roy gets him to write a confession note, which Roy rushes to the wedding ceremony(Why didn't he bring Ferguson himself?). Anyway, the note is accepted, and Dale calls off the marriage. Madden is arrested, and put in jail, on this rather flimsy evidence. While Madden was rotting in jail, Wetherbee bought his rodeo and offered to have his rodeo perform in combination with Dale's. Also, Dale began to get cozy with Roy...... ... There is a good amount of music, although little dancing.. Dale is featured on stage, singing the classic "Amour". Roy or Sons of the Pioneers sing several songs. I especially like the title song, "The Cowpoke Polka" , "The nerve of some people", and "Trigger hasn't got a Purdy Figure"..........All in all, there are positives and negatives to this film. The biggest negative is the uncertainty whether Madden or Roy should be considered the main villain. If this doesn't bother you, it's an entertaining Roy episode.