On the Old Spanish Trail

On the Old Spanish Trail
On the Old Spanish Trail
Directed by	William Witney
Written by	Sloan Nibley (screenplay); Gerald Geraghty (original story);
Produced by	Edward J. White (associate producer)
Starring	Roy Rogers
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Tony Martinelli
Music by	R. Dale Butts; Joseph Dubin ; Stanley Wilson ;
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	October 15, 1947(United States);
Running time	75 minutes; 54 minutes; 57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$438,106

Last updated May 25, 2025

On the Old Spanish Trail is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by William Witney.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
Trigger as Trigger, the Smartest Horse in the West
Tito Guízar as Rico / The Gypsy
Jane Frazee as Candy Martin
Andy Devine as Constable Cookie Bullfincher
Estelita Rodriguez as Lolita
Charles McGraw as Harry Blaisdell
Fred Graham as Henchman Marcos
Steve Darrell as Henchman Al
Marshall Reed as Henchman Gus
Wheaton Chambers as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre
Bob Nolan as Bob
Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians

Soundtrack

Tito Guízar - "I'll Never Love Again" based on "La borrachita" (Written by Ignacio Fernández Esperón, English lyrics by Al Stewart)
Estelita Rodriguez and Tito Guízar - "Guadalajara" (Written by Pepe Guízar)
Roy Rogers and Jane Frazee - "My Adobe Hacienda" (Written by Louise Massey and Lee Penny)
Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers - "On the Old Spanish Trail" (Music by Kenneth Leslie-Smith, lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy)
Tito Guízar - "Una furtiva lagrima" from the opera L'elisir d'amore (Music by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Felice Romani)
Sons of the Pioneers - "Here Is My Helping Hand" (Written by Bob Nolan)
"Bolero" (Written by M.H. Sturgis and W.P. Blake)

References

↑ Mathis, Jack (1999). Republic Confidential Volume 1 The Studio. Jack Mathis Advertising. p. 267.
↑ Pitts, Michael R. (December 13, 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.

External links

On the Old Spanish Trail at IMDb
On the Old Spanish Trail at the TCM Movie Database
On the Old Spanish Trail is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[republic-1] Mathis, Jack (1999). Republic Confidential Volume 1 The Studio. Jack Mathis Advertising. p. 267.

[2] Pitts, Michael R. (December 13, 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.

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1940s	Heroes of the Saddle (1940) Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) King of the Royal Mounted (1940) Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) Jungle Girl (1941) King of the Texas Rangers (1941) Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) Spy Smasher (1942) Perils of Nyoka (1942) King of the Mounties (1942) G-Men vs. the Black Dragon (1943) Roll on Texas Moon (1946) Home in Oklahoma (1946) The Crimson Ghost (1946) Heldorado (1946) Apache Rose (1947) Bells of San Angelo (1947) Springtime in the Sierras (1947) On the Old Spanish Trail (1947) The Gay Ranchero (1947) Under California Stars (1948) Eyes of Texas (1948) Night Time in Nevada (1948) Grand Canyon Trail (1948) The Far Frontier (1948) Susanna Pass (1949) Down Dakota Way (1949) The Golden Stallion (1949)
1950s	Bells of Coronado (1950) Twilight in the Sierras (1950) Trigger, Jr. (1950) Sunset in the West (1950) North of the Great Divide (1950) Trail of Robin Hood (1950) Spoilers of the Plains (1951) Heart of the Rockies (1951) In Old Amarillo (1951) South of Caliente (1951) Pals of the Golden West (1951) Colorado Sundown (1952) The Last Musketeer (1952) Border Saddlemates (1952) Old Oklahoma Plains (1952) The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) South Pacific Trail (1952) Down Laredo Way (1953) Old Overland Trail (1953) Iron Mountain Trail (1953) Shadows of Tombstone (1953) The Outcast (1954) Santa Fe Passage (1955) City of Shadows (1955) Headline Hunters (1955) The Fighting Chance (1955) The Last Command (1955) (battle scenes) Stranger at My Door (1956) A Strange Adventure (1956) Panama Sal (1957) The Cool and the Crazy (1958) Juvenile Jungle (1958) Young and Wild (1958) The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) Paratroop Command (1959)
1960s - 1980s	Valley of the Redwoods (1960) The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960) The Long Rope (1961) The Cat Burglar (1961) Master of the World (1961) Apache Rifles (1964) Arizona Raiders (1965) The Girls on the Beach (1965) 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967) I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) Darktown Strutters (1974) Quell and Co. (1982)