In Old Cheyenne (1941)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writers:

John W. Krafft (story) and
Olive Cooper (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 kwiecieñ 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Music | Romance | Western

Plot:

Roy is a newspaper reporter. He goes to Cheyenne to cover the activities of supposed bad guy Arapahoe Brown...

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Reporter | Gang | Chase | Newspaper Reporter

Cast

Roy Rogers	...	Steve Blane
George 'Gabby' Hayes	...	Arapaho Brown
Joan Woodbury	...	Della Casey / Dolores Casino
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Tim Casey
Sally Payne	...	'Squeak' Brown
George Rosener	...	Sam Drummond
William Haade	...	Henchman Davidge
Hal Taliaferro	...	Henchman Pete
Jack Kirk	...	Henchman Rufe

Runtime:

58 min (original version) | 54 min (edited version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #7123)

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Republic Pictures

Pretty Good Early Roy Rogers Feature

As one of the earlier Roy Rogers features, the emphasis of "In Old Cheyenne" is on action, and there is plenty of it. The story and cast are pretty good, with Roy as a reporter (from New York, of all places) sent to Wyoming to get the story on a series of holdups and other outrages being led by a notorious criminal. Gabby Hayes has one of his cantankerous old-timer roles, Joan Woodbury is a singer whom Roy befriends, and J. Farrell McDonald plays the singer's father. There are also plenty of bad guys around, and a couple of interesting developments as you find out what everyone is up to. It moves quickly, and works well as light entertainment.