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    • Nov 22, 1939
    Republic Pictures' "Saga Of Death Valley" opens in movie theaters. Starring Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes and Doris Day, it also features Jimmy Wakely and Johnny Bond, making his celluloid debut
    Dec 20, 1939
    Roy Rogers and sidekick Gabby Hayes discover a well-known outlaw has been framed by bank executives as "Days Of Jesse James" debuts in movie theaters
    Apr 12, 1940
    Roy Rogers portrays Bill Cody with the debut of "Young Buffalo Bill"
    Apr 15, 1940
    Roy Rogers plays second fiddle to John Wayne in the debut of "Dark Command," a Civil War picture loaded with Stephen Foster songs
    May 20, 1940
    The Los Angeles Times reports that Gene Autry and rival silver-screen cowboy Roy Rogers "have puffed the peace pipe." Their feud, however, is strictly a publicity gimmick instituted by Republic Pictures
    Jul 1, 1940
    The Roy Rogers western "The Carson City Kid" appears in theaters with music by 19th-century songwriter Stephen Foster
    Jul 30, 1940
    The Roy Rogers western "The Ranger And The Lady" debuts in theaters with support from his usual sideman Gabby Hayes and an appearance on banjo by Spade Cooley
    Sep 15, 1940
    The Roy Rogers western "Colorado" appears in movie theaters with additional roles for Gabby Hayes and Spade Cooley, who plays an outlaw. The picture also features several Stephen Foster songs, including "Camptown Races" and "Oh Suzanna"
    Oct 21, 1940
    Roy Rogers is "Young Bill Hickok" as the western legend is portrayed on the silver screen. Gabby Hayes and Spade Cooley also make appearances
    Nov 9, 1940
    "Rodeo Dough" makes its theatrical debut. The movie "short" features Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Mickey Rooney and "Tarzan" star Johnny Weissmuller
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