The read
It runs a compact 57m.
Synopsis
Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- William BerkeDirector
- Paul FranklinScreenplay
Cast
- Charles StarrettSteve Martin
- Russell Hayden'Lucky' Haines
- Britt WoodBritt Haines
- Rose Anne StevensMary Ann Baldridge
- Norman WillisMack Vandall
- Davison ClarkColonel Elihu Baldridge
- Edmund CobbHenchman Stoner
- Budd BusterClem Kearney
- Joseph EggentonJudge Randolph Henderson
- Paul NewlanSam Houston
- Betty RoadmanMa Haines
- John CasonRed
Stills
Themes
texasunpaid taxes