Year: |
July, 1946 |
Starring: |
Roy Rogers |
| Dale Evans | |
| Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers with Shug Fisher | |
| LeRoy Mason | |
| Roy Barcroft | |
| Jack Holt | |
| Tom London has a bit role as a hotel clerk. | |
Location: |
Iverson Movie Ranch |
Highlights: |
Big-budget, long-running. |
For the most part, Gabby plays a serious role. |
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| Gabby shows anger/grief about his horse, 'Golden Sovereign', being shot. | |
| Yakima Canutt is 2nd Unit Director so there's lots of action | |
| Gabby's not in his characteristic garb. | |
Overall rating: |
Run-of-the-mill. |
| Not enough comedy. | |
| Locations: | |
| Ranch: | |
| This is the story of how 'Trigger' came to be. | |
| Plot: | Roy is a traveling peddler of horses and tack. |
| Gabby (Gabby Kendrick) is the cantankerous owner of a ranch while Dale plays his daughter, Susan. | |
| Roy wants to breed his mare, 'Lady', to Gabby's famous stallion, 'Golden Sovereign' but Gabby refuses | |
| the offer. | |
| Jack Holt plays Brett Scoville, the owner of 'El Dorado Club, a gambling casino, who wants to beat | |
| Gabby in the annual horse race and obtain Gabby's ranch. | |
| LeRoy Mason (Carson) and Roy Barcroft (Hunter) are thugs employed by Jack. | |
| Mason and Barcroft steal Gabby's prize stallion while Gabby is gambling at the casino. | |
| They plan to breed Jack's mare with Gabby's stallion without Gabby's knowledge. | |
| The stallion escapes and runs-off with Roy's mare for some 'fooling around'. | |
| Gabby and his neighbors search for the stallion. | |
| Jack Holt spots the stallion in a fight with a wild horse. | |
| When Jack tries to shoot the wild horse, he accidently kills Gabby's stallion. | |
| Gabby and the searchers come upon the stallion's body just after Roy finds it. | |
| Roy is blamed for the killing and is arrested. | |
| Roy puts up his things for colateral to obtain enough money to post bond. | |
| Roy leaves the area, with only his mare,saddle and guns, to avoid going to jail. | |
| After the mare gives birth, Roy returns to Gabby's ranch and offers the colt to Gabby but Gabby doesn't | |
| want anything to do with it. | |
| Roy gives himself up to the sheriff. | |
| Roy's belongings, including Trigger, are placed on auction for payment of Roy's bail bond. | |
| A stranger (actually an employee of Scoville) wins the bidding. | |
| Roy gets out of jail when an unknown person (Dale) pays his fine. | |
| Roy agrees to work for Scoville as 'Trigger's' trainer and jockey. | |
| Scoville goads Gabby into making a bet on the annual race....Gabby's gambling IOUs against Gabby's | |
| ranch. | |
| Dale rides Gabby's prize horse, 'Empress'. | |
| Roy wants to back out of the race but Scoville tells Roy that 'Trigger's' his if he wins the race. | |
| Scoville accidently lets Roy know that he or one of his men shot 'Golden Sovereign'. | |
| During the race, Dale is put into a pocket by Scoville's men. | |
| This causes Dale to win the race, with Roy second. | |
| Scoville is arrested when Bob and the 'Sons' persuade them to confess. | |
| Gabby had a side-bet with Scoville which awarded Gabby Trigger if 'Golden Sovereigh' won the race. | |
| Gabby gives 'Trigger' to Roy. | |
| The movie ends with the birth of two colts. | |