Carmen in Texas

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Movie
German title Carmen in Texas
Original title Trouble in Texas
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1937
length 63 minutes
Rod
Director Robert N. Bradbury
script Robert Emmett Tansey
production Edward Finney
music Frank Sanucci
camera Gus Peterson
cut Frederick Bain
occupation

Carmen in Texas (Original title: Trouble in Texas ) is an American western with Tex Ritter and Rita Hayworth from 1937. The film is based on a story by Lindsley Parsons .

action

Cowboy Tex Masters and his partner Lucky look for Tex's brother's killer at every rodeo in Texas . On their way to Middleton, they meet young federal agent Carmen Serano, who has been tasked with solving a number of mysterious deaths of several local rodeo winners. Suspect is the gang of a man named Barker. During her undercover investigation, Carmen smuggles into Barker's saloon as a dancer . After Tex and Lucky mess with some of the gang members, the Middleton Sheriff hires them to help solve the murders. Again the paths of Tex and Carmen cross and they finally get closer. At the rodeo, Tex wins all competitions, so Barker orders Carmen to involve Tex in a fight with another rodeo rider named Squint. Although Carmen warns Tex instead, he still goes to the saloon to see her dance. There he gets into a fight with Squint, from which he emerges as the winner and in which he saves Lucky's life.

Pinto, one of Barker's henchmen, tries to kill Tex by attaching a poisoned needle to the reins of Tex's horse. Tex and Lucky, however, find out about Pinto's plan in good time. He managed to escape, robbed a bank with his people and set off with his loot and a truckload of dynamite . At the next rodeo, Tex manages to overwhelm the gang and save other riders from being killed in an explosion. As it turns out, Barker and his gang were actually responsible for the murders of the rodeo riders, which included Tex's brother. Tex now gives the sheriff the poisoned needle as evidence. This finally explains to him that Carmen is a secret agent. Then Carmen quit her job to build a ranch together with Tex .

background

The independent production company Grand National Pictures , founded in 1936 by distributor Edward L. Alperson, produced the first twelve films by singer and actor Tex Ritter, which were financially relatively successful for B-Westerns on a low budget. Carmen in Texas was Ritter’s debut film , in which rodeo scenes from older films were reused. At the same time, it was Rita Hayworth's last film that she shot under the name Rita Cansino. She was then signed by Columbia Pictures and used her mother's maiden name, Volga Hayworth.

Reviews

"Dusty western that gets a little erotic tension through the participation of Rita Hayworth [...]", was the lexicon of international films . Weekly Variety wrote at the time that Rita Hayworth, Grand Nationals latest discovery, was "perhaps the most beautiful female eye-catcher in horse operas". Your appearance enhances the cast. According to the Motion Picture Herald , the film has "more action scenes than usual, even for a western."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 73.
  2. ↑ Gerald Peary: Rita Hayworth. Your films - your life . Munich 1981, p. 48.
  3. ↑ Carmen in Texas. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 30, 2019 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ↑ “Perhaps the best looker of any of the girls working in hoss pics to date is Grand National's latest recruit, Rita Cansino. She [...] classes up the company she's in here. " Weekly Variety quoted. after Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 73.
  5. ↑ "This picture has more action sequences than is common even to these outdoor dramas." Motion Picture Herald quot. after Gene Ringgold: The Films of Rita Hayworth . Citadel Press, Secaucus 1974, p. 73.