Southward Ho (1939)
Southward Ho came early in Roy Rogers' reign at Republic Pictures, the studio that turned the singing cowboy into one of the most popular figures in American entertainment. At his side is Trigger, the golden palomino Rogers bought for $2,500 in 1938 and rode in nearly all his films; after Trigger's death Rogers had him preserved and mounted, and the horse sold at auction in 2010 for $266,500. Rogers plays a former Confederate soldier caught up with a corrupt governor in post-Civil War Texas, mixing gunplay and songs as only Republic could. 'Happy Trails' came later, but the formula that made it famous is already here.
An original 1939 One Sheet, from the days when Western paper lined the front of every small-town cinema; very little of it survives today. Linen-backed.
- Year: 1939
- Nationality: United States
- Type: Original One Sheet
- Condition: Linen-backed
- Size: 27 x 41 inches
- Product Code: W4458
