Springtime in the Sierras

Cowboy crooner Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger, the smartest horse in Hollywood, team up in this classic 1947 western about bad guys shooting deer out of season and selling them for profit. Rogers, looking dapper in some really fringy cowboy outfits, plays a local cowhand who uncovers the poaching scheme and comes up with a plan to teach the bad guys a lesson they will never forget. The film follows the formula that made Rogers a Hollywood legend: there’s about five minutes of plot, then a song, then another five minutes of plot, then another song, ad infinitum. It’s all a bit quaint and corny to watch now, and that’s OK, especially if this is your first exposure to the singing cowboy genre. Everything about watching the movie takes you back to a different era, back when good guys wore white hats…and were always ready to break into song.