It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.

This week’s musical:
Rodeo King and the Senorita (1951) – Musical #849

Studio:
Republic Pictures

Director:
Phillip Ford

Starring:
Themselves: Rex Allen, Koko the Horse
Mary Ellen Kay, Buddy Ebsen, Bonnie DeSimone, Roy Barcroft, Don Beddoe, Jonathan Hale, Buff Brady

Plot:
Rex Allen (as himself) is set to take over as star in a rodeo, when Pablo Morales (Brady), dies. Steve Lacey (Barcroft), is angered as he anticipated making himself the star. Allen also takes over caring for Pablo’s daughter, Juanita Morales (DeSimone). Meanwhile, Juanita comes to love Allen’s horse, Koko. When Allen has a similar riding accident to what killed Pablo, he begins to wonder if he was murdered and if Steve is behind it.

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