Bells of Rosarita

Jun 19, 1945

1h 8m

★ 5.4

All These Western Stars...Plus Music, Romance and Thrills!

Overview

Sue Farnum inherits a circus, but her dead father's partner is trying to take it away from her. Roy and Bob Nolan are filming a movie on location at the circus. They and a number of other western movie stars come to Sue's aid, putting on a show and catching the bad guys.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Roy Rogers

Trigger

Gabby Whittake

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Sue Farnum

Dale Evans

Patty Phillips

Adele Mara

William Ripley

Grant Withers

Slim Phillips

Addison Richards

Henchman Maxwell

Roy Barcroft

Rosarita

Janet Martin

Bob Nolan

Wild Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Allan Lane

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