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Southward Ho

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Southward Ho
Directed byJoseph Kane
Written byGerald Geraghty (writer)
Jack Natteford (story)
John Rathmell (story)
Produced byJoseph Kane (associate producer)
StarringRoy Rogers
CinematographyJack A. Marta
Edited byLester Orlebeck
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • March 19, 1939 (1939-03-19)
Running time
58 minutes (original version)
54 minutes (edited version)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Southward Ho is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.

Plot

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Towards the end of the War Between the States, Roy and Gabby are two Confederate cavalrymen who lure away a Union Army cavalry patrol in order to steal a cooked chicken and Union Colonel Denbigh's trousers.

Following the war the three meet again in Texas when the Colonel and Gabby are co-owners in a ranch. The Colonel is called back into service as a Military Governor to enforce the Reconstruction Acts against the former Confederates of the State. The cavalrymen assigned to the Colonel are all military criminals who use the opportunity to loot and terrorise the people for their own benefit. Roy attempts to convince the Colonel his men are acting unfairly. The Colonel's response is to remove the right of firearm ownership from the Texans with his men confiscating their weapons. The Colonel's men murder the Colonel and further attempt to tyrannise the population until Roy is able to get the population's firearms back.

Cast

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Home media

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On August 25, 2009, Alpha Video released Southward Ho on Region 0 DVD.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Southward Ho DVD info, Oldies.com". Retrieved August 13, 2009.
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