
Rose of the Rancho
Music · Romance · Western
Overview
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.
Top Cast


John Boles
John Boles
Jim Kearney
John Boles
Jim Kearney


Gladys Swarthout
Gladys Swarthout
Rosita Castro aka Don Carlos
Gladys Swarthout
Rosita Castro aka Don Carlos


Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford
Joe Kincaid
Charles Bickford
Joe Kincaid


H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Don Pasqual Castro
H.B. Warner
Don Pasqual Castro


Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado
Don Luis Espinosa
Don Alvarado
Don Luis Espinosa


Grace Bradley
Grace Bradley
Flossie
Grace Bradley
Flossie


Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Horse Doctor (uncredited)


Willie Howard
Willie Howard
Pancho Spiegelgass
Willie Howard
Pancho Spiegelgass


Charlotte Granville
Charlotte Granville
Dona Petrona
Charlotte Granville
Dona Petrona


Minor Watson
Minor Watson
Jonathan Hill
Minor Watson
Jonathan Hill
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