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Heart of the Rio Grande (1942)

Heart of the Rio Grande poster
Directed by
William Morgan
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A singing cowboy who works as a foreman on a dude ranch helps a wealthy teenager and her father learn what matters most in life. It features several musical performances.

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What happens

Heart of the Rio Grande is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, and Edith Fellows. Based on a story by Newlin B. Wildes, the film is about a singing cowboy and dude ranch foreman who helps a spoiled teenager and her business tycoon father discover what is most important in life. The film features the songs "Let Me Ride Down in Rocky Canyon", "Deep in the Heart of Texas", "Dusk on the Painted Desert", and "Rainbow In the Night" performed by Edith Fellows. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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