Title: Bells of San Angelo
Year: 1947
Genres: Western; Musical
Director: William Witney

Cast:

• Roy Rogers as himself
• Dale Evans as Joan Andrews
• Trigger (the Wonder Horse) as himself
• Andy Devine as Cookie
• Bob Nolan as Bob
• Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians
• Clayton Moore as Dave McLeod
• Pat Brady as Cowhand

Synopsis:

Rodeo star Roy Rogers returns to the town of San Angelo when a fraudulent land scheme threatens local ranchers. Teaming with his partner Cookie and singer Joan Andrews—who’s been wrongly accused of complicity—Roy investigates the crooked attorney Dave McLeod. Between thrilling arena performances and horseback pursuits, Roy and Joan gather evidence, expose McLeod’s gang, and restore rightful ownership of the ranch lands. Musical interludes by the Sons of the Pioneers and Dale Evans’s heartfelt ballads bolster community morale throughout the adventure.

Trivia:

• Features several on-location rodeo sequences filmed at the Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon.
• Dale Evans performs two original songs—“San Angelo Rodeo” and “Cowboy of the Range.”
• Clayton Moore appears in a villainous turn here a decade before becoming television’s Lone Ranger.
• Like many Republic Pictures Westerns of the era, it lapsed into the public domain due to non-renewal of its copyright.