| The Yellow Rose of Texas | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Written by | Jack Townley (story and screenplay) |
| Produced by | Harry Grey (associate producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Yellow Rose of Texas is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane, and starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. [1] [2]
Singing cowboy Roy Rogers is an insurance investigator sent to find a stash of money lifted from a company payroll. Under the guise of a performer on a showboat called "The Yellow Rose of Texas", [3] Roy meets Betty Weston, the daughter of the falsely-accused Sam Weston, who has recently escaped from prison. [1] Together, Roy and Betty set out to prove her father was wrongly accused and track down the real criminal.
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