Pals of the Golden West (1951)

In "Pals of the Golden West," the 82nd and final installment of the Republic B-westerns, we follow the unyielding Roy Rogers, a Border Patrolman, as he confronts the escalating menace of hoof-and-mouth disease threatening to infiltrate the United States from Mexican cattle. In a bid to halt this, Roy aligns with his friend and Mexican counterpart, Lopez, also a Border Patrolman, setting the stage for a transnational showdown against a vile threat. Their path intersects with the ruthless Jim Bradford, a notorious gangster masquerading under the alias Lucky Guillo, and his accomplice, Ward Sloan, who are smuggling diseased cattle across the border. When Lopez tries to apprehend them, the smugglers' violent retaliation leaves Lopez out of the picture, escalating the stakes of this deadly game. In a twisted turn of events, Bradford sends his henchman, Tony, to conceal Lopez's fate, only for Tony to be caught by Roy. With Tony in custody, the plot thickens as Lopez's young son, Pancho, is captured by Ward and Sloan. The smugglers propose a sinister trade: Pancho's freedom for Tony's release. In a desperate bid to save Pancho, reporter Cathy Marsh and newspaper owner Elena Maders decide to set Tony free, despite Roy's protests. As the plot tightens, a photograph by Pinky, a local photographer, leads Roy to the Sloan ranch. There he finds Pancho, who reveals that the smugglers are en route to the border to rustle another herd. Armed with this knowledge, Roy and his trusty steed, Trigger, relentlessly pursue them through a blinding sandstorm. As the final chapter of the Roy Rogers saga unfolds, the audience is left on the edge of their seats, with the fate of the United States hanging in the balance.

Pals of the Golden West is a western movie featuring Dale Evans.

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