What’s interesting about Gilbert Roland’s Cisco of the mid-late 40s is that Roland was far better than the material, which is a decided plus. hese were lo-cal Monograms, so while William Nigh was an effective and resourceful director, it’s hard to get past the budgets and the scripts. Truth is, the Cisco Kid s not an interesting character, no matter who played him, or his partners, Pancho, Gordito or Baby. The kid of O. Henry’s original 1907 story, “The Caballero’s Way,” was pro


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