Down Rio Grande Way
Seen it?1942 | 57 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
- If you count yourself among western fans, this one's for you.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 57 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.
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
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 452 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by William Berke
- Charles StarrettSteve Martin
- Russell Hayden'Lucky' Haines
- Britt WoodBritt Haines
- Rose Anne StevensMary Ann Baldridge
- Norman WillisMack Vandall
- Davison ClarkColonel Elihu Baldridge
- Edmund CobbHenchman Stoner
- Budd BusterClem Kearney
- Joseph EggentonJudge Randolph Henderson
- Paul NewlanSam Houston