This 1944 Republic horse opera features Roy Rogers in his "King of the Cowboys" phase, during which his starring vehicles emphasized music and comedy. San Fernando Valley is a contemporary Western, with sophisticated swing-era songs, several of them exuberantly vocalized by pint-sized Jean Porter. In their fourth film together, Roy and Dale amply exhibit the star chemistry that made them a successful team beyond the "B"-Western era into the early years of television. - Ed Hulse
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Westerns