The Gay Ranchero

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The Gay Ranchero
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Directed by William Witney
Written by Sloan Nibley
Starring Roy Rogers
Trigger
Tito Guízar
Jane Frazee
Andy Devine
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • January 10, 1948 (1948-01-10)
Running time
72 minutes
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Gay Ranchero is a 1948 American Western film starring Roy Rogers. It was filmed in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California. [1] [2]

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