Romance of the Rio Grande (1941 film)

1941 film by Herbert I. Leeds

Romance of the Rio Grande
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Herbert I. Leeds
Screenplay by	Harold Buchman Samuel G. Engel
Produced by	Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring	Cesar Romero Patricia Morison Lynne Roberts Ricardo Cortez Chris-Pin Martin Aldrich Bowker
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	Fred Allen
Music by	Cyril J. Mockridge
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	January 17, 1941 (1941-01-17)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Romance of the Rio Grande is a 1941 American western film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Harold Buchman and Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Cesar Romero, Patricia Morison, Lynne Roberts, Ricardo Cortez, Chris-Pin Martin and Aldrich Bowker. The film was released on January 17, 1941, by 20th Century-Fox.

Plot

Knowing that his greedy nephew Ricardo hopes to inherit his ranch, aging and ailing Don Fernando de Vega sends for his grandson, Carlos Hernandez, his preferred heir. The stagecoach carrying Carlos is attacked and he is shot by Carver, a gunman sent by Ricardo and his scheming sweetheart Rosita. As he lays injured, Carlos is found by the Cisco Kid, a bandit who sees the attack on the stagecoach. Struck by their uncanny resemblance, Cisco takes him to have the bullet taken out by a friend in a nearby hacienda, and he finds a letter from Don Fernando and decides to impersonate him.

Ricardo and Rosita are stunned to see "Carlos" alive, unaware the real one is off recovering from his bullet wound. Cisco makes romantic passes at both Rosita and the lovely Maria Cordova, goddaughter of the Don. Cisco comes to respect Don Fernando de Vega, and when he finds out the nephew is trying to take ranch by force, he goes against the nephew Ricardo. By the time his scheme is done, Ricardo and Rosita have shot one another in a jealous rage, while Carlos returns to claim his rightful inheritance and Maria.

Cast

Cesar Romero as Cisco Kid / Carlos
Patricia Morison as Rosita
Lynne Roberts as Maria Cordova
Ricardo Cortez as Ricardo de Vega
Chris-Pin Martin as Gordito
Aldrich Bowker as Padre Martinez
Joseph MacDonald as Carlos Hernandez
Inez Palange as Mama Lopez
Pedro de Cordoba as Don Fernando de Vega
Ray Bennett as Henchman Carver
Trevor Bardette as Henchman Manuel
Tom London as U. S. Marshal
Eva Puig as Marta

References

"Romance of the Rio Grande (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
Hal Erickson. "Romance of the Rio Grande (1941) - Herbert I. Leeds". AllMovie. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
"Romance of the Rio Grande". Afi.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

Romance of the Rio Grande at IMDb

v t e The Cisco Kid by O. Henry
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Television	The Cisco Kid (1950–1956) The Cisco Kid (1994 TV film)
Other	"The Cisco Kid" (song)

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