Lights of Old Santa Fe

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Lights of Old Santa Fe
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Original film poster
Directed by Frank McDonald
Written by Gordon Kahn
Bob Williams
Produced by Harry Grey
Starring Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Trigger
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited byRalph Dixon
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • November 6, 1944 (1944-11-06)(United States)
Running time
78 minutes
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lights of Old Santa Fe is a 1944 American Western Musical film directed by Frank McDonald with a screenplay by Gordon Kahn and Bob Williams. The film stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

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Plot

A rodeo owner struggles to make her show a success. When her rodeo is sabotaged by a rival showman, Rogers brings the perpetrator to justice.

Cast

Soundtrack

Written by Ricardo López Méndez, Gabriel Ruiz and Sunny Skylar
Performed by Dale Evans

Written by Tim Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes and the Sons of the Pioneers

Written by Tim Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers

Written by Ken Carson
Performed by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers

Written by Jack Elliott
Performed by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans

Written by Tim Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers

Written by Jack Elliott
Performed by Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes and the Sons of the Pioneers

Written by Tim Spencer and Roy Rogers
Performed by the Sons of the Pioneers

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