Roy Rogers to Dale Evans: "Don't Fence Me In!"
The smartest horse in the movies" along with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans star in the 1945 wild west classic, "Don't Fence Me In" shown on Saturday, September 6th. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Shown by The Park Theatre as part of the SATURDAYS AT THE CINEMA series, "Don't Fence Me In' is the first half of the evening's Wild West Double Feature. The movie stars the 'King of the Cowboys' Roy Rogers and his horse, Trigger, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Dale Evans and The Sons of the Pioneers who sing their way through the movie. The movie is sponsored by Harold and Dorothy Davis and Peter and Barbara Davis and is shown at 7 pm at the Jaffrey Woman's Club Cutler Memorial Building, 33 Main Street, Jaffrey.
(L-R): George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, and Roy Rogers
This Wild West movie is about a resourceful reporter (Dale Evans) who heads west to discover the truth about the notorious badman "Wildcat Kelly". Cole Porter popularized that name in a hit song of the early 1940's. Roy Rogers was the first to perform the song in 1944 at the Stage Door Canteen, and the song became so popular that he made the movie based on it. The movie was filmed at Big Bear Lake in California and is a showcase for the spectacular scenery of the American west. This particular movie is also a showcase for the talents of venerable sidekick, Gabby Hayes who also stars with Bill 'Hopalong Cassidy' Boyd in the evening's second movie of the Wild West - "The Eagle's Brood."
The Park Theatre's Film Historian and Trustee Mike King says that Roy Rogers remained supreme as the top Western star from 1943 to 1954. Promoted by Republic Pictures as a rival to Gene Autry, Rogers actually took over Autry's 'throne' when Autry entered military service in World War II. With an ingenious screenplay, the Cole Porter hit tune, and the cast in top form, "Don't Fence Me In," met with the most favorable response of any Roy Rogers Western and proved to be one of Republic's biggest all-time hits. For further information call 532-7711.
