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Mexicali Rose (1939)

Mexicali Rose poster
Directed by
George Sherman
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
59 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A singing cowboy protects a poor Mexican orphanage by fighting corrupt oil men who are selling fake stock in a well that doesn't exist. He uses his songs and charm to help the children and bring the villains to justice.

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What happens

Mexicali Rose is a 1939 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Noah Beery. Based on a story by Luci Ward and Connie Lee, the film is about a singing cowboy who fights corrupt oil men selling worthless stock from a non-existent well located on land belonging to a poor Mexican orphanage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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