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| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Written by | Karen DeWolf Stuart Anthony |
| Produced by | Joseph Kane |
| Starring | Roy Rogers |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Saga of Death Valleyis a 1939 AmericanWestern film directed byJoseph Kane and starringRoy Rogers.
When the senior Roy Rogers is gunned down in front of little Tim Rogers, he is taken by the killers, leaving his older brother Roy Jr. behind and alone. Tim is raised by his father's killers and called Jerry. Fifteen years later, Roy tracks down his father's killers to bring them to justice using an alias to disguise his motives. But he finds that his little brother is a leading henchman for the killers' gang.
Saga of Death Valley was Roy Rogers 12th Western film in a starring role. Filmed in scenic Lone Pine near the actual Death Valley. Donald Barry would, in the next year—1940—findWestern film stardom in his own right after starring in the 12-chapter serialThe Adventures of Red Ryder. It was for this star-making role that he became known as Don "Red" Barry for the rest of his film career. Western singing starJimmy Wakely appears here in his first film role. He, too, would later star in his own series of Western films, following in Roy Rogers' footsteps as a singing cowboy hero. Doris Day (1910–1998), who played Ann Meredith, was a namesake of the famousDoris Day (1922–2019).
