
Down Rio Grande Way
Western
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett
Steve Martin
Charles Starrett
Steve Martin


Russell Hayden
Russell Hayden
'Lucky' Haines
Russell Hayden
'Lucky' Haines


Britt Wood
Britt Wood
Britt Haines
Britt Wood
Britt Haines
Rose Anne Stevens
Rose Anne Stevens
Mary Ann Baldridge
Rose Anne Stevens
Mary Ann Baldridge


Norman Willis
Norman Willis
Mack Vandall
Norman Willis
Mack Vandall


Davison Clark
Davison Clark
Colonel Elihu Baldridge
Davison Clark
Colonel Elihu Baldridge


Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Henchman Stoner
Edmund Cobb
Henchman Stoner


Budd Buster
Budd Buster
Clem Kearney
Budd Buster
Clem Kearney
Joseph Eggenton
Joseph Eggenton
Judge Randolph Henderson
Joseph Eggenton
Judge Randolph Henderson


Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
Sam Houston
Paul Newlan
Sam Houston
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