(Down Rio Grande Way)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Western

Runtime:

57 minutes

Year:

1942

Directors:

William Berke

Production companies:

Columbia Pictures

Actors:

Steve Martin

'Lucky' Haines

Britt Haines

Mary Ann Baldridge

Mack Vandall

Crews:

Director

Screenplay