Romance of the Rio Grande (1929)

8.0/10 95 min Western Romance

Overview

Fox's immediate follow-up to its successful early-talkie western In Old Arizona was 1929's Romance of the Rio Grande. The story focuses on the Alvarez family of Mexico, specifically fabulously wealthy Don Fernando. Intending to bequeath his vast fortune and estate to his long-estranged grandson Pancho, Don Fernando must contend with his ne'er-do-well nephew Juan.

Cast

Warner Baxter

Pablo Wharton Cameron

Mona Maris

Manuelita

Mary Duncan

Carlotta

Antonio Moreno

Juan

Robert Edeson

Don Fernando

Albert Roccardi

Padre Miguel

Soledad Jiménez

Catalina

Majel Coleman

Dorry Wayne

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