Rose of the Rancho (1936 film)
| Rose of the Rancho | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Marion Gering |
| Produced by | William LeBaron |
| Screenplay by |
Frank Partos Charles Brackett Nat Perrin Arthur Sheekman |
| Starring |
John Boles Gladys Swarthout Charles Bickford Grace Bradley Willie Howard Herb Williams |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Hugh Bennett |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rose of the Rancho is a 1936 American action film directed by Marion Gering and written by Frank Partos, Charles Brackett, Nat Perrin and Arthur Sheekman. The film stars John Boles, Gladys Swarthout, Charles Bickford, Grace Bradley, Willie Howard and Herb Williams. The film was released on January 10, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.[1]
Cast
- John Boles as Jim Kearney
- Gladys Swarthout as Rosita Castro aka Don Carlos
- Charles Bickford as Joe Kincaid
- Grace Bradley as Flossie
- Willie Howard as Pancho Spiegelgass
- Herb Williams as Phineas P. Jones
- H. B. Warner as Don Pasqual Castro
- Charlotte Granville as Dona Petrona
- Don Alvarado as Don Luis Espinosa
- Minor Watson as Jonathan Hill
- Louise Carter as Guadalupe
- Pedro de Cordoba as Gomez
- Paul Harvey as Boss Martin
- Arthur Aylesworth as Sheriff James
- Harry Woods as Bull Bangle
- Benny Baker as Hill-Billy Boy
- Russell Hopton as Frisco
Production
Rose of the Rancho is one of five movies produced by Paramount in the 1930s featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, who had also expanded her talents into movies.[2]
Reception
Andre Sennwald of The New York Times said, "Gladys Swarthout's voice can be heard, if you listen carefully, above the groans and bone-creakings of the plot in Rose of the Rancho at the Paramount Theatre. With an ambitiousness that must have seemed more plausible in the studio conferences than in the pre-view room, Paramount has converted David Belasco's ancient hack-piece into an elaborate musical horse opera. It is the misfortune of the film that, instead of combining the most fascinating qualities of operetta and the six-shooter drama, it merely accents the weaknesses of both forms in one handsome blur."[3]
See also
- Give Us This Night (1936)
- Champagne Waltz (1937)
- Romance in the Dark (1938)
- Ambush (1939)
References
- ↑ "Rose of the Rancho (1936) - Overview". TCM.com. 1936-01-07. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ↑ "Champagne Waltz (Paramount)". Time magazine. January 25, 1937. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
The perennial and expensive effort to make a Grace Moore out of Gladys Swarthout seemed to have more logic some time ago when Miss Moore was a more important box-office draw.
- ↑ Sennwald, Andre (1936-01-09). "Movie Review - Rose of the Rancho - Gladys Swarthout in "Rose of the Rancho," at the Paramount - "Last of the Pagans."". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
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