SAGE OF DEATH VALLEY (1939) Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes & Doris | Western, Drama | B&W

Saga of Death Valley is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.

SYNOPSIS
In the opening scene Roy as a boy philosophizes about marriage to his girl friend then sees his dad gunned down by bad guys who want to drive out the ranchers by cutting off their water.

When the senior Roy Rogers is gunned down in front of little Tim Rogers, he is taken by the killers, leaving his older brother Roy Jr. behind and alone. Tim is raised by his father's killers and called Jerry. Fifteen years later, Roy tracks down his father's killers to bring them to justice using an alias to disguise his motives. But he finds that his little brother is a leading henchman for the killers' gang.

CAST & CREW
Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabby Whittaker
Doris Day as Ann Meredith
Donald Barry as Jerry aka Tim Rogers
Frank M. Thomas as Ed Tasker

Directed by Joseph Kane
Written by Karen DeWolf, Stuart Anthony
Produced by Joseph Kane
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Editing by Lester Orlebeck
Release date November 17, 1939
Running time 58 minutes
Country United States
Language English