South of Caliente

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South of Caliente
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Directed by William Witney
Written byEric Taylor
Produced byEdward J. White
Starring Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
CinematographyJack A. Marta
Edited by Harold Minter
Music byR. Dale Butts
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • October 15, 1951 (1951-10-15)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

South of Caliente is a 1951 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.

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One highlight of the film is the gypsy dance as done by Lillian Molieri (aka Lupe Mayorga). Her husband Francisco Mayorga worked with Roy in "Hands Across The Border." and her young adopted son, (Later to be a Hall of Fame Guitarist) Bill Aken did a vocal duet with Roy on the song "The Big Silver Screen" in 1959. A unique two generation family association in which all three family members appeared with Roy Rogers.

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Cast

ActorRole
Roy Rogers Roy Rogers
Dale Evans Doris Stewart
Pinky Lee Pinky
Douglas Fowley Dave Norris
Ric RomanJosef
Leonard PennCaptain
Willie Best Willie

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