good back-story, and good acting

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

When the owner of a ranch for orphan boys is murdered by trained dogs and his will fraudulently changed to benefit a nephew no one has met, Marshal Roy Rogers attempts to the bottom of the mysterious death, ending up at odds with not just the killers, but the whole community as well.This is a fairly interesting murder mystery, though the murderers are revealed to the audience immediately. It's kind of rare to see a Saturday matinée western where the main heavy is an old woman! The real question is who the mysterious heir is and why he wants his uncle dead (an easy guess).There's also a surprising amount of sadistic violence this time around, with Roy getting beaten, dragged behind a horse, and bull-whipped. Meanwhile, the dogs are mauling people and Roy even punches out Cookie Bullfincher!

Viewers and fans of Roy Rogers films will find a few unusual elements in "Eyes of Texas", making it somewhat out of the ordinary for a Rogers flick. For starters, Andy Devine is on board in a generally serious role as a country doctor, even though he's using the name Cookie Bullfincher. Devine's other portrayals using that name were usually done to comic effect. Instead, the comedy relief duties here were given to Pat Brady, Roy's eventual sidekick in his TV Western series of the early 1950's. Not only that, but Pat gets to strut his stuff in a musical number, with vocals on 'Killer Diller' while playing guitar. Later on, he strums a bass violin as the Sons of the Pioneers perform another number.Roy also shares heroics in the film with his animal co-stars - Trigger and Bullet. In fact they have a scene together where Trigger tries to calm down a wild dog left wounded when a pack of German Shepherds was dispatched to attack an elderly rancher. In the story, the shepherd is given the name Lobo, and Bullet himself isn't credited for the role. I guess he hadn't signed on with Trigger's agent yet.Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the story takes place when Roy takes a swing at Dr. Bullfincher, at which point he almost looked like a heel. The explanation offered involved Roy getting stripped of his Marshal's badge so he could investigate the outlaws as a civilian, but that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. That was almost as much of a head scratcher as old Thad Cameron (Francis Ford) signing over a blank will to the crooked attorney Hattie Waters (Nana Bryant). Talk about asking for trouble! Hey, keep an eye on that scene when Roy gets into a scrap with henchman Vic (Roy Barcroft) and the rest of his rowdies. The tear on the back of Roy's shirt changes size and shape throughout the fight.Of course, Roy triumphs by the end of the story, exposing the crooked attorney and the phony heir she brought in to steal Camp Cameron out from under the orphan boys whose fathers were killed during the War. Given the historical setting of the story, it was unusual to observe the downtown street scenes populated about equally between men on horseback and those in automobiles.

I cannot believe that (Dick 47 and Snow Leopard) put their comments on this site blasting this movie. The film " Eyes of Texas " made way back in 1948 is one of the best of the Roy Rogers flicks. There were a few good ones. Several done with Penny Edwards were passable also. This film features Nana Bryant...and she is at her best as the crooked lawyer Hattie Waters. If you watch it again notice how well she attacks her lines. She had some experience on the Broadway stage and it shows here. Nana Bryant is a real serious actress and she is light-years ahead of the rest of the cast. Andy Devine is good as always . The plot was a bit shallow but it was written for a young audience. I think that the film can be appreciated by film historians as one of the best Roy Rogers movies.........John in Louisiana.....

"Eyes of Texas" is more serious than most Roy Rogers movies, with less humor and singing than are found in most of his films, but it's a decent story with some real suspense, and worth watching.In this one, Roy is a U.S. Marshall who faces a really dangerous opponent, a lawyer who is using violence, deception, and fear in an attempt to take over a family's inheritance, which would also involve shutting down a ranch that is serving as a home for orphaned boys. Roy must risk his life, his job, and his reputation in his attempt to shut down the lawyer's wicked schemes.The movie also features Andy Devine as the town doctor, who has difficulty deciding whether or not to help Roy out on this one.The story that follows is mostly convincing and interesting, although with a slightly different feel from many of Roy's movies. There's still plenty of Roy Rogers in it, enough to satisfy any of his fans.