Under California Stars
Seen it?1948 | 70 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved Stagecoach or Open Range, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
On vacation at his ranch, western actor Roy quickly finds himself involved with a horse rustling operation and a boy ward of one of the rustlers, leading to the kidnapping of Roy's trick horse Trigger by the gang with a demand for ransom.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$100K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by William Witney
- Roy RogersRoy Rogers
- Jane FrazeeCaroline Bullfincher
- Michael ChapinTed Carver
- Andy DevineCookie Bullfincher / Cousins Alf, Luke, & Grover Bullfincher
- George LloydPop Jordan
- Wade CrosbyHenchman Lige McFarland
- House Peters Jr.Henchman Ed
- Bob NolanBob, musical cowboy
- Pat BradyPat, comical musical cowboy
- Hugh FarrMusical Cowboy