King of the Cowboys is a 1943 film directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette. It is set in Texas during World War II. Life Magazine published an article on their July 12, 1943, by H. Allen Smith about Roy Rogers, calling him the "King of the Cowboys-Roy Rogers Kisses the Horse, Not the Heroine".[1]
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| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Written by | Olive Cooper J. Benton Cheney Hal Long |
| Starring | Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Peggy Moran Gerald Mohr |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes 73 minutes (Original Version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Starring in a rodeo, Roy Rogers is secretly summoned by the Governor of Texas who asks Roy to volunteer to track down a sabotage ring. Roy discovers they are members of a travelling show with which Roy and Smiley join.
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