Bells of Coronado
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| Directed by | William Witney |
| Produced by | Edward J. White |
| Written by | Sloan Nibley |
| Starring |
Roy Rogers Trigger Dale Evans |
| Music by | R. Dale Butts |
| Cinematography | John MacBurnie |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
Production company |
Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bells of Coronado is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney starring Roy Rogers, Trigger and Dale Evans
Plot summary
The mine owner of the El Coronado Mime is ambushed on the road into town by thieves, who steal a wagon full of uranium ore. The owner is found by linemen of the Coronado Light & Power Company, but dies at the town's doctor's office before regaining consciousness.
The insurance company who has insured the ore, hires Roy to find out whether the wagon accidentally went off the road and if the ore fell into the Coronado Dam reservoir. Roy goes undercover. With the help of the town's doctor who Roy has known for years, he gets a job as a lineman, working for the power company, which supplies electricity to the mine.
The thieves tie up the mine workers and try to steal a second wagon load of uranium, but Roy gives chase and is able to get the ore away from the thieves. The thieves make a second attempt and steal the second load of ore after it had been taken to the warehouse. Roy finds out that the uranium will be delivered to a dry lake bed where a foreign government is going to land an airplane to pick up the uranium. Roy has to rush to try to stop the plane from taking off with the uranium. [1]
Cast
- Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
- Trigger as Roy's Horse
- Dale Evans as Pam Reynolds
- Pat Brady as Sparrow Biffle
- Grant Withers as Craig Bennett
- Leo Cleary as Dr. Frank Harding
- Clifton Young as Ross
- Robert Bice as Jim Russell
- Stuart Randall as Sheriff
- John Hamilton as Mr. Linden, Insurance Company Official
- Edmund Cobb as Rafferty
- Eddie Lee as Shanghai, the Cook
- Rex Lease as Shipping Company Foreman
- Lane Bradford as Shipping smuggler
- Foy Willing as Foy
- Riders of the Purple Sage as Power Co. Linemen / Musicians
Soundtrack
- "Save a Smile For a Rainy Day" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing)
- "Got No Time For the Blues" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing)
- "Bells of Coronado" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing, Spanish Lyrics by Aaron González)
References
External links
- Bells of Coronado at the Internet Movie Database
- Bells of Coronado at AllMovie
- Bells of Coronado at the TCM Movie Database
- Bells of Coronado at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Bells of Coronado is available for free download at the Internet Archive