Roy Rogers is the Nevada State trooper in charge of making sure no one steals Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). Gabby Hayes is in charge of the annual Helldorado festival celebrating pioneer days, and he's arranged for old friend and heiress Dale Evans to be Queen and an honorary deputy. Meanwhile, broke ex-zillionaire Brad Dexter has been losing bets made with thousand-dollar bills. FBI agents want Roy's help when he isn't singing songs to track down his source of the fake money.
Helldorado -- as it's spelled in real life and throughout the movie -- is a real festival in Las Vegas, as well as in Tombstone Arizona. The Sons of the Pioneers show up as rodeo cowboys for some laughs in this amusing Roy Rogers movie. Some of the shots make me think they're drawn from the actual festival Peculiarly, the first credit card shows Rogers and Trigger, while Hayes and Miss Evans get one of their own. William Witney demonstrates once again that he can direct a fine little western, even if William Bradford's camerawork isn't very impressive here.
Helldorado -- as it's spelled in real life and throughout the movie -- is a real festival in Las Vegas, as well as in Tombstone Arizona. The Sons of the Pioneers show up as rodeo cowboys for some laughs in this amusing Roy Rogers movie. Some of the shots make me think they're drawn from the actual festival Peculiarly, the first credit card shows Rogers and Trigger, while Hayes and Miss Evans get one of their own. William Witney demonstrates once again that he can direct a fine little western, even if William Bradford's camerawork isn't very impressive here.