Out California Way

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Out California Way
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Directed by Lesley Selander
Written by Betty Burbridge & Barry Shipman
Produced byLouis Gray
Starring Monte Hale
Lorna Gray
Robert Blake
Cinematography Bud Thackery
Edited by Charles Craft
Music by Nathan Scott
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • December 5, 1946 (1946-12-05)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Out California Way is a 1946 American Western musical film directed by Lesley Selander for Republic Pictures. It starred Monte Hale, Lorna Gray (billed as Adrian Booth) and Robert Blake. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans made cameo appearances. The film was the first feature to be shot in Trucolor. [1]

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Plot

Unemployed Monte Hale meets Gloria McCoy and her brother Danny who is trying to get his horse, Pardner, into films. Monte finds that Pardner will dance while he sings and they take their act to a studio which gives them both parts in a Western musical. Monte has a jealous rival called Rod Mason who causes an explosion while Monte and Pardner are shooting a scene. The horse is scared and will no longer perform. After Monte wins a fistfight with his rival, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans arrive on set with Trigger. They sing a song with Trigger dancing and this inspires Pardner to dance again.

Cast

Cameos (as themselves)

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References

  1. "Roy Rogers in Trucolor – 3dfilmarchive". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2022.