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Susanna Pass
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by Republic Pictures
Sales Rank: 51263
Price: $9.98
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This is a good movie. I have it in VHS 67 min. and DVD 64 min. Whatever the diference is I can't tell. Most Collectors of Roy Roger Movies know that Republic edited them to show on TV back in the fifties, but Roy Rogers own the rights to his name. Few of the orginal full length versions even exist. Several that were originally in color only exist in B&W.
Viewer Reviews
Republic Pictures presents "SUSANNA PASS" (29 April 1949) (67 mins/B&W/Color) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, at the age of 18 --- played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws and his own group, the International Cowboys --- In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called "Sons of the Pioneers" --- While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston and finally Roy Rogers --- Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" --- They first appeared in the western "Rhythm on the Range" (1936), starring Bing Crosby --- In 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in 1938, "Under Western Stars" (1938) --- He made almost 100 films --- then came television, "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) ran on CBS from October 1951 through September 1964.
Under William Witney (Director), Edward J. White (Producer), John K. Butler (Screenwriter), Sloan Nibley (Screenwriter), Morton Scott (Composer (Music Score), Stanley Wilson (Composer (Music Score), Tony Martinelli (Editor), Frank Hotaling (Production Designer), Frank Arrigo (Art Director), John McCarthy (Set Designer), Charles Thompson (Set Designer), Adele Palmer (Costume Designer), T.A. Carman (Sound/Sound Designer), Howard Lydecker (Special Effects), Theodore Lydecker (Special Effects) - - - - Our story line and plot, Dale Evans returns to Roy's series with an interesting role as a scientists and ex-Marine who assists in the direction of a fish hatchery --- Roy and The Riders of the Purple Sage as forest rangers, thwart the scheme of a local newspaper publisher who kills his brother (owner of the fish hatchery) to gain control of a lake rich in oil deposits --- Like many other fans I've always divided the Roy Rogers' films into three categories --- The early films directed by Joseph Kane, the middle, and the later films directed by William Witney --- By far the best are the later films by Witney --- Almost all of the Witney films feature lavish exteriors and better than B-Western average scripts --- This 1949 "Susanna Pass" is no exception --- Filmed in "TruColor" it is a cut above the average B-Western --- While Roy has always been considered a B-Movie star the truth is, his later Westerns could really be considered top notch of them all --- some wonderful tunes, A GOOD GOOD MORNIN' -- SUSANA PASS -- BRUSH THOSE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES -- TWO-GUN GOOD RITA -- THAT'S MY GAL.
the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
Dale Evans ... Kay 'Doc' Parker
Estelita Rodriguez ... Rita
Martin Garralaga ... Carlos
Robert Emmett Keane ... Martin Masters, Newspaper editor
Lucien Littlefield ... Russell Masters
Douglas Fowley ... Del Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
David Sharpe ... Henchman Vince
Robert Bice ... Bob Oliver
Foy Willing ... Foy
Riders of the Purple Sage ... Musicians
BIOS:
1. Roy Rogers (aka: Leonard Franklin Slye)
Date of Birth: 5 November 1911 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Death: 6 July 1998 - Apple Valley, California
2. Dale Evans (aka: Frances Octavia Smith)
Date of Birth: 31 October 1912, Uvalde, Texas
Date of Death: 7 February 2001, Apple Valley, California
3. William Witney (Director)
Date of Birth: 15 May 1915 - Lawton, Oklahoma
Date of Death: 17 March 2002 - Jackson, California
Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "THE ROY ROGERS BOOK: A REFERENCE TRIVIA SCRAPBOOK" (Paperback) --- reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends --- this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel --- Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said --- plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure --- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys" --- Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that --- "Trigger" died in 1965 age of thirty-three --- Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did --- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans --- inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976 --- inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death --- Don't miss this one --- now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing --- Don't hesitate - rush out and pick up your copy today --- Great reading in the days and weeks to come --- I guarantee it!
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 64 mins on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (7/13/2004)
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