Out California Way

Out California Way
Directed by	Lesley Selander
Written by	Betty Burbridge & Barry Shipman
Produced by	Louis Gray
Starring	Monte Hale Lorna Gray Robert Blake
Cinematography	Bud Thackery
Edited by	Charles Craft
Music by	Nathan Scott
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	December 5, 1946
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Out California Way is a 1946 American Western musical film directed by Lesley Selander for Republic Pictures. It starred Monte Hale, Lorna Gray (billed as Adrian Booth) and Robert Blake. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans made cameo appearances. The film was the first feature to be shot in Trucolor.

Plot

Unemployed Monte Hale meets Gloria McCoy and her brother Danny who is trying to get his horse, Pardner, into films. Monte finds that Pardner will dance while he sings and they take their act to a studio which gives them both parts in a Western musical. Monte has a jealous rival called Rod Mason who causes an explosion while Monte and Pardner are shooting a scene. The horse is scared and will no longer perform. After Monte wins a fistfight with his rival, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans arrive on set with Trigger. They sing a song with Trigger dancing and this inspires Pardner to dance again.

Cast

• Monte Hale as Monte
• Lorna Gray as Gloria McCoy (billed as Adrian Booth)
• Robert Blake as Danny McCoy
• John Dehner as Rod Mason
• Nolan Leary as George Sheridan
• Fred Graham as Ace Hanlon
• Tom London as Johnny
• Edward Keane as E. J. Pearson
• Robert J. Wilke as Nate

Cameos (as themselves)

• Roy Rogers
• Dale Evans
• Don 'Red' Barry
• Allan Lane
• Jimmy Starr
• Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage
• St Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers

External links

• Out California Way at IMDb