San Fernando Valley (1944)
Directed by John English / Yakima Canutt
Genres - Western |
Sub-Genres - Musical Western |
Release Date - Sep 15, 1944 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 74 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
Share on
Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans still weren't man and wife when they costarred in Republic's San Fernando Valley. As always, Rogers is cast as a cowboy who happens to be named Roy Rogers; Evans, on the other hand, plays feisty femme ranchowner Dale Kenyon. At the behest of Dale's grandfather (Andrew Tombes), Roy does the "Taming of the Shrew" bit, taking a job as ranch cook so he can woo and win the volatile Miss Kenyon. He also takes time out to capture a couple of bank robbers who'd earlier relieved him of his life savings. Many of the film's best scenes belong to hoydenish Jean Porter, cast as Dale's bratty kid sister: Ms. Porter would later retire from films to marry director Edward Dmytryk.
Characteristics
Keywords
bad-guy, cowboy, damsel-in-distress, good-guy, justice, outlaw [Western], ranch, rescue