King of the Cowboys is a 1943 film directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette. It is set in Texas during World War II.
Life Magazine published an article on their July 12, 1943, by H. Allen Smith about Roy Rogers, calling him the “King of the Cowboys-Roy Rogers Kisses the Horse, Not the Heroine”.
Plot
Starring in a rodeo, Roy Rogers is secretly summoned by the Governor of Texas who asks Roy to volunteer to track down a sabotage ring. Roy discovers they are members of a traveling show with which Roy and Smiley join.