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Friday, April 10, 2026

In Old Caliente (1939)

Director Joseph Kane
Rating Rating
MPAA PG
Run Time 57 min
Color Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Sound Mono (RCA Sound System)
Producer Republic Pictures
Country: USA
Genre: Western
Plot Synopsis

Don Jose's foreman Sujarto is an informer for an outlaw gang. After Don Jose's son Carlos is robbed, Roy and Gabby find the outlaws but end up captured and blamed for the robbery. They get even deeper into trouble when Sujarto kills Don Jose and blames Roy. They are able to escape and Roy convinces Carlos that Sujarto killed his father. Roy then has a plan that will bring Sujarto and the gang into the open.

Tagline

STRAIGHT-SHOOTIN' SON OF THE SADDLE!

Quotes

Gabby: How are you gonna argue with a female when she's made up her mind?

Filming Locations

Agoura, California, USA

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Anachronisms

This is evidently taking place in the early 1850s, yet all handguns are revolvers, which weren't yet invented, and the cattle we see are Herefords. That breed wasn't introduced into North America until well after the Civil War.