Film Info
Twilight on the Rio Grande
1947
Republic Pictures
Production #: 1602
71 minutes
Synopsis:
Gene Autry's investigation of the murder of his partner, Dusty, leads him to Mexico, where he becomes involved with the beautiful singer, Elena del Rio, whose father has also been killed. Suspecting that both murders are related, Gene finds a jewelry smuggling ring behind the nefarious business.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Pokie | Sterling Holloway |
| Elena Del Rio | Adele Mara |
| Dusty | Bob Steele |
| Henry Blackstone | Charles Evans |
| Mucho Pesos | Martin Garralaga |
| Jake Short | Howard J. Negley |
| Capitan Gonzales | George J. Lewis |
| Torres | Nacho Galindo |
| Joe | Tex Terry |
| Cass County Boys | Cass County Boys |
| Champion, Jr. | Champion, Jr. Wonder Horse of the West |
Songs:
| IT'S MY LAZY DAY | Cass County Boys |
| THE PRETTY KNIFE GRINDER | Adele Mara |
| I TIPPED MY HAT AND SLOWLY RODE AWAY | Gene Autry, Sterling Holloway, Cass County Boys |
| TWILIGHT ON THE RIO GRANDE | Gene Autry, Cass County Boys |
| THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER | Gene Autry |
| GREAT GRAND DAD | Sterling Holloway, Cass County Boys |
| THE PRETTY KNIFE GRINDER | Gene Autry, Adele Mara |
| TWILIGHT ON THE RIO GRANDE | Gene Autry, Adele Mara |
Crew:
| Director | Frank McDonald |
| Associate Producer | Armand Schaefer |
| Original Screenplay | Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan |
| Director of Photography | William Bradford |
| Musical Director | Morton Scott |
| Second Unit Director | Yakima Canutt |
| Film Editor | Harry Keller |
| Sound | Victor B. Appel |
| Art Director | Frank Hotaling |
| Set Decorations | John McCarthy, Jr., Helen Hansard |
| Makeup Supervision | Bob Mark |
