In many of Roy Rogers' pictures, he plays characters named Roy or even Roy Rogers. In "Bells of Rosarita", however, he plays a fictional version of the movie cowboy star! Sounds confusing? I'll try to explain:
When the film starts, Gabby (Gabby Hayes...but he's NOT playing Gabby Hayes the actor...just a guy named Gabby) and Sue (Dale Evans) meet up and head west to Hollywood. On the way, they wander into the middle of the filming of a Roy Rogers film and they soon make friends with the gosh-darned nice actor. However, a jerk is trying to steal out the circus from underneath a nice lady. Roy responds by calling the other B-western stars from Republic Studios and they plan on putting on a charity event to help her.
It is a bit strange to see Roy playing an idealized version of the actor, Roy Rogers...and Dale and Gabby NOT playing themselves! Odd...but also interesting and fun...like most Rogers' films. And, while not among his best, it's quite good and great for his fans.
When the film starts, Gabby (Gabby Hayes...but he's NOT playing Gabby Hayes the actor...just a guy named Gabby) and Sue (Dale Evans) meet up and head west to Hollywood. On the way, they wander into the middle of the filming of a Roy Rogers film and they soon make friends with the gosh-darned nice actor. However, a jerk is trying to steal out the circus from underneath a nice lady. Roy responds by calling the other B-western stars from Republic Studios and they plan on putting on a charity event to help her.
It is a bit strange to see Roy playing an idealized version of the actor, Roy Rogers...and Dale and Gabby NOT playing themselves! Odd...but also interesting and fun...like most Rogers' films. And, while not among his best, it's quite good and great for his fans.