Roy is an oil prospector. His efforts to get drilling rights on an old Spanish land grant are countered by gamblers from an off-shore gambling boat determined to control the land (and oil) themselves.
Acting
Roy's smile could solve oil crises. Dale Evans holds her own.
Practical Effects
That gambling boat set is gloriously fake and I love it.
Director
William Witney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Witney directed over 80 Roy Rogers films; this was their oil-obsessed phase.
Post-war Westerns like this soothed anxieties about resource scarcity—black gold as Manifest Destiny 2.0.
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