Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.
Rita Hayworth
- Carmen Serano
- (as Rita Cansino)
Jack C. Smith
- Bix
- (as Jack Smith)
Tex Cooper
- Rodeo Announcer
- (as Tom Cooper)
The Texas Tornadoes
- Musicians
- (as Tex Ritter's Tornadoes)
Victor Adamson
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Silver Tip Baker
- Silver - Stage Driver
- (uncredited)
Bob Crosby
- Rodeo Performer
- (uncredited)
Chick Hannan
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Harry Knight
- Rodeo Performer
- (uncredited)
Harley Luse
- Accordion Player
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Emmett Tansey
- Lindsley Parsons(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFrom "Weekly Variety" magazine: "Perhaps the best looker of any of the girls working in hoss pics to date is Grand National's latest recruit, Rita Cansino [Rita Hayworth]. She was on the Fox lot for a while, and classes up the company she's on here."
- Quotes
[two government agents attempt to arrest the murderous Wells]
Charlie Wells: What's the idea? You star packers ain't got nothing on me.
Federal officer: Besides murder, there's a couple of guns on you, Wells.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sprockets: Sound in the Sagebrush (1991)
Featured review
Rita Hayworth, Texas Style
TROUBLE IN Texas is an entertaining little B western with wider appeal than the norm due to the leading lady being the very young Rita Hayworth (billed under her real name, Cansino). The appealing Tex Ritter stars as a rodeo circuit cowboy/entertainer who remains on the circuit in hopes of tracking down the bad guys who killed his brother. As it happens, beautiful young government agent Carmen (Rita) is also after them although Tex suspects she may be part of their gang (she is, but is undercover for the government) though he also attempts to woo this gorgeous young woman, no fool he.
This little movie is clearly a quickie with is blatant stock footage (including quite a bit filmed at an actual rodeo which isn't exactly smoothly edited into the film and the scenes with the actors), threadbare sets, and the like but the cast is very appealing and 18-year-old Rita is stunningly beautiful and beams with unmistakable star quality (she has some absolutely gorgeous closeups in this low-budget effort that would rival those in an important studio film that are probably due more to her natural beauty than to the cinematography).
Tex Ritter is great as the always smiling, down-to-earth hero of the tale and while sidekick Horace Murphy (57 at the time, to modern eyes he seems a decade older) is fairly amusing in apparently one of the bigger roles of his career (according to IMDb, most of his parts were unbilled bits). Throw in some classic B western bad guys, excellent stunt work, a nice dance number by Rita, and some good western songs and you've got a pretty terrific if unambitious little B western.
This little movie is clearly a quickie with is blatant stock footage (including quite a bit filmed at an actual rodeo which isn't exactly smoothly edited into the film and the scenes with the actors), threadbare sets, and the like but the cast is very appealing and 18-year-old Rita is stunningly beautiful and beams with unmistakable star quality (she has some absolutely gorgeous closeups in this low-budget effort that would rival those in an important studio film that are probably due more to her natural beauty than to the cinematography).
Tex Ritter is great as the always smiling, down-to-earth hero of the tale and while sidekick Horace Murphy (57 at the time, to modern eyes he seems a decade older) is fairly amusing in apparently one of the bigger roles of his career (according to IMDb, most of his parts were unbilled bits). Throw in some classic B western bad guys, excellent stunt work, a nice dance number by Rita, and some good western songs and you've got a pretty terrific if unambitious little B western.
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- HarlowMGM
- Feb 4, 2012
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Carmen in Texas
- Filming locations
- Monogram Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA(town and open range sequences)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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