Rose of the Rancho
THE MYSTERY BANDIT...A Drama of Old Mexico
85 mins
It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of California were the descendants of the Dons who had colonized it a hundred years before and whose title deeds bore the signature and seal of a long-dead Spanish king. But, by a loop-hole in the law, the title-deeds of the Dons could not be recognized, and this opened the door of organized gangs of land-grabbers, such as the one led by Joe Kincaid, to operate with a prime excuse for legitimate plunder and robbery. In most cases the law was unable to cope with the situation. Then Rosita Castro, the daughter of Don Pasqual Castro, masked and disguised as a man, organized a band of vigilantes to fight against the tyranny of the outlaws, aided by an undercover federal agent, Jim Kearney.
Herb Williams
Phineas P. Jones
William LeBaron
Producer
Frank Partos
Screenplay
Richard Walton Tully
Theatre Play
David Belasco
Theatre Play
Nat Perrin
Screenplay
Arthur Sheekman
Screenplay
Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
Leo Tover
Director of Photography
Hugh Bennett
Editor
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Hans Dreier
Art Direction