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• Amazon Sales Rank: #80299 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-04
• Formats: Black & White, NTSC
• Running time: 68 minutes

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Dale Evans inherits a circus, but her dead father's partner (Withers) is trying steal it away from her for himself. Roy Rogers and Bob Nolan happen to be filming their latest movie on location at the circus when they learn of Dale's plight. Roy and Bob call on some of the most famous western movie stars of the day, and their famous horses, to come to the circus and put on a celebrity circus show. The show is a hit, saving Dale and the circus, and the bad guys lose in the end.

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"Roy Rogers B-Western Series ... Bells of Rosarita (1945) ... Republic Pictures "
Republic Pictures present "BELLS OF ROSARITA" (19 June 1945) (68 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, at the age of 18 --- played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws and his own group, the International Cowboys --- In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called "Sons of the Pioneers" --- While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston and finally Roy Rogers --- Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" --- They first appeared in the western "Rhythm on the Range" (1936), starring Bing Crosby --- In 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in 1938, "Under Western Stars" (1938) --- He made almost 100 films --- then came television, "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) ran on CBS from October 1951 through September 1964.

Under Frank McDonald (Director), Edward J. White (Producer), Jack Townley (Screenwriter), Ernest W. Miller (Cinematographer), Joseph Dubin (Composer (Music Score), Jack Elliott (Composer (Music Score) , Morton Scott (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), Arthur Roberts (Editor), Hilyard M. Brown (Production Designer), Earl B. Wooden (Set Designer), Adele Palmer (Costume Designer), Bob Mark (Makeup), Howard Lydecker (Special Effects), Theodore Lydecker (Special Effects) - - - - Our story line and plot, Roy rescues Dale Evan's circus bereft with financial problems and in danger of falling into the hands of villain Grant Withers --- Roy calls in five Republic stars to help out in rounding up the bad guys --- perhaps among the best of Roy's many B-Westerns --- Roy calls on his fellow Republic sagebrush stars Wild Bill Elliot, Allan Lane, Don "Red" Barry, Robert Livingston, and Sunset Carson --- This was repeated again by Republic, most memorably in another Roy Rogers oater "Trail of Robin Hood" (1950) --- some wonderful tunes, THE BELLS OF ROSITA -- BUGLER'S LULLABY -- I'M GONNA BUILD A FENCE AROUND TEXAS -- TRIAL HERDIN' COWBOY -- SINGING DOWN THE ROAD -- UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE -- WHEN THE CIRCUS COMES IN TOWN -- MICHAEL FINNEGAN.

the cast includes
Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers
Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies"
George 'Gabby' Hayes ... Gabby Whittaker
Dale Evans ... Sue Farnum
Adele Mara ... Patty Phillips
Grant Withers ... William Ripley
Addison Richards ... Slim Phillips
Roy Barcroft ... Henchman Maxwell
Janet Martin ... Rosarita
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir ... Boys choir (as Robert Mitchell Boychoir)
Bob Nolan ... Bob Nolan, Band Leader (as Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers)
Sons of the Pioneers ... Musicians (as Bob Noland and The Sons of the Pioneers)
Bill Elliott ... Bill Elliott (as Wild Bill Elliott)
Allan Lane ... Allan Lane
Don 'Red' Barry ... Donald Barry (as Donald Barry)
Robert Livingston ... Robert Livingston
Sunset Carson ... Sunset Carson :
Ted Adams ... Arena Coach Driver
Hank Bell ... Farmer
Ken Carson ... Sons of the Pioneers Band Member
Ed Cassidy ... Sheriff Tom
Kenne Duncan ... Kidnapper
Hugh Farr ... Sons of the Pioneers Band Member
Karl Farr ... Sons of the Pioneers Band Member
Shug Fisher ... Shug, Sons of the Pioneers Band Member
Frances Gladwin ... Dancer
Earle Hodgins ... Circus Barker
Eddie Kane ... Eddie, Donald Barry's Director
Rex Lease ... Deputy
Tom London ... Studio Gate Guard
Cactus Mack ... Townsman
Frank McDonald ... Frank- Roy's Studio Director
Syd Saylor ... Charlie
Tim Spencer ... Tim, Sons of the Pioneers Band Member
Helen Talbot ... Helen - studio actress
Duke Taylor ... Henchman
Dale Van Sickel ... Studio Heavy battling Sunset Carson
Wally West ... Cowhand
Robert J. Wilke ... Deputy

BIOS:
1. Roy Rogers (aka: Leonard Franklin Slye)
Date of Birth: 5 November 1911 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Death: 6 July 1998 - Apple Valley, California

2. Dale Evans (aka: Frances Octavia Smith)
Date of Birth: 31 October 1912, Uvalde, Texas
Date of Death: 7 February 2001, Apple Valley, California

3. George 'Gabby' Hayes (aka: George Francis Hayes)
Date of Birth: 7 May 1885 - Wellsville, New York
Date of Death: 9 February 1969 - Burbank, California

Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "THE ROY ROGERS BOOK: A REFERENCE TRIVIA SCRAPBOOK" (Paperback) --- reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends --- this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel --- Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said --- plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure --- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys" --- Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that --- "Trigger" died in 1965 age of thirty-three --- Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did --- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans --- inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976 --- inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death --- Don't miss this one --- now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing --- Don't hesitate - rush out and pick up your copy today --- Great reading in the days and weeks to come --- I guarantee it!

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under DVD Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 68 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (10/04/2007)