Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936)

8.0/10 60 min Western

Overview

Singing cowboy Tex Saunders finds himself in a heap of trouble when he agrees to investigate local gangsters at the behest of a lovely lady. As payment for his pains, he's framed by a saloon owner for killing bad guy Red Dugan and forced to sweat it out in jail. Will his faithful sidekick, Chilo, show up to save his skin … or will Tex have a date with the gallows?

Cast

Tex Ritter

Tex Saunders

Eleanor Stewart

Laura Hart

Syd Saylor

Chili (Tex's sidekick)

Warner Richmond

Ike Travis

Charles King

Henchman Tick

Earl Dwire

Rand (Travis henchman)

Forrest Taylor

Sheriff Ed Saunders (Tex's brother)

William Desmond

Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Cookie (Hart hand)

Charles K. French

Pop Hart (Laura's father)

Budd Buster

Senator Black - cattleman

Bud Osborne

Cactus (Travis henchman)

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