The Gay Cavalier (film)
Encyclopedia
The Gay Cavalier is a 1946
black and white Western
adventure starring Gilbert Roland
, Helen Gerald and Tristram Coffin. It is based on a story by the author O. Henry
.
, who sets out on a double mission. He must prevent a girl from marrying a wealthy suitor in order to save her family's hacienda
, thus forsaking her true love in doing so; and also apprehend the outlaw
s who robbed a stagecoach
carrying gold
to a local mission
. He eventually finds that the wealthy suitor is behind the gold robbery, a revelation that makes his task much easier.
1946 in film
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
black and white Western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
adventure starring Gilbert Roland
Gilbert Roland
Gilbert Roland was a Mexican-born American film actor.He was born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and originally intended to become a bullfighter like his father. When the family moved to the United States, however, he became interested in acting when he was...
, Helen Gerald and Tristram Coffin. It is based on a story by the author O. Henry
O. Henry
O. Henry was the pen name of the American writer William Sydney Porter . O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.-Early life:...
.
Plot
Roland plays The Cisco KidThe Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West...
, who sets out on a double mission. He must prevent a girl from marrying a wealthy suitor in order to save her family's hacienda
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
, thus forsaking her true love in doing so; and also apprehend the outlaw
Outlaw
In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute...
s who robbed a stagecoach
Stagecoach
A stagecoach is a type of covered wagon for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, usually four-in-hand. Widely used before the introduction of railway transport, it made regular trips between stages or stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers...
carrying gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
to a local mission
Mission (Christian)
Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...
. He eventually finds that the wealthy suitor is behind the gold robbery, a revelation that makes his task much easier.
Cast
- Gilbert RolandGilbert RolandGilbert Roland was a Mexican-born American film actor.He was born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and originally intended to become a bullfighter like his father. When the family moved to the United States, however, he became interested in acting when he was...
- Cisco Kid - Martin GarralagaMartin GarralagaMartin Garralaga was a Spanish-born film and television actor who portrayed more than 200 roles in film and television....
- Don Felipe Geralda - Nacho GalindoNacho GalindoIgnacio Galindo, best known by his stage name, Nacho Galindo is a Christian Artist that rose to fame by being in a Non-Christian, Mexican, Conjunto group known as Conjunto Primavera.- History :...
- 'Baby' - Ramsay AmesRamsay AmesRamsay Ames was a leading 1940s American B movie actress, model, dancer, comediene, pin-up girl and host of a television show....
- Pepita Geralda - Helen Gerald - Angela Geralda
- Tristram Coffin - Lawton
- Gil Frye - Juan (as Drew Allen)
- Iris Flores - Fisherman's wife
- John Merton - Lewis
- Frank LaRue - Graham
External links
- The Gay Cavalier at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...