Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.
as Steve Martin
as 'Lucky' Haines
as Britt Haines
as Mary Ann Baldridge
as Mack Vandall
as Colonel Elihu Baldridge
as Henchman Stoner
as Clem Kearney
as Judge Randolph Henderson
as Sam Houston
as Ma Haines
as Red
as Ranger Captain
as Henchman Lobo
as Townsman
as Storekeeper
as Ranger Davidson
as Posse Rider
as Posse Rider
as Henchman
as Cowboy
as Commissioner Adams
as Cohort in Washington
as Townsman
as Commissioner Harvey
