Flynn of course - one of the all time greats, here in top form. Evenly-paced action in rich color reinforced by a great soundtrack -- can't stop whistling the title tune. Classic western good guy versus bad guys, with beautiful talented Alexis in the mix. Her singing is very enjoyable. John Litel - delivers another solid character performance. S.Z. Sakall provides comic relief in his inimitable style. As the bad guy, Kelly is credible, but in contrast to his usual good guy role as tough cop or prison warden. And, of course, as Flynn says at the end: "There's only one place for us Texans - driver turn around! (back to San Antonio)" I grew up in SA, and it is every Texan's hometown. Too bad Alan Hale and Guinn Williams weren't shown here -- but you can see them in the GREAT Flynn 1940 color film "Dodge City" (way better than John Ford's acclaimed "Stagecoach" also of 1940).

Despite being an Aussie, Warner Brothers had Errol Flynn play in many westerns over the years. Here, in a further effort to confuse the crap out of the audience, the casting gurus at the studio included Hungarian Cuddles Sakal and Belgian Victor Francen in this odd little western. Despite completely off the wall casting, the film is a pretty typical Flynn/Warners effort--worth seeing but not especially memorable.The film begins with Flynn returning to San Antonio after having been driven away from the evil boss-man, Paul Kelly. Almost EVERY western of the era has a rich boss-man who is intent on running a particularly town, county or state and this one is no different. And, because Flynn is the handsome good guy, you know that by the end of the film he'll have defeated Kelly and his minions AND gotten the girl, Alexis Smith. None of it comes as any surprise at all...but, as usual, the acting and production values are very nice--nice enough that you can excuse Flynn's odd presence.Decent dialog, a very repetitious theme song which was Oscar-nominated (it was a slow year) and decent acting. This is far from a must-see but also will no doubt please fans of classic Hollywood films.By the way, the ending with Kelly's defeat is odd. While it looks like he might have died, this was far from certain AND Flynn didn't even bother to check! Odd, very odd.

Unlike some of the other comments above, I will give this movie great marks for plot, main actors, character actors, story line, suspense, technical proficiency of the director and beauty of the scenery and sets. Admittedly, maybe not Errol Flynn's best, but nothing to be ashamed of either. I saw other comments that Alexis Smith dubbed her singing, don't know how that was known, but my opinion is that this was her own work. You never lose interest from start to finish. The colors in this Technicolor feature are the best I've ever seen of the time period. Great movie. I have it on VHS, would like to get it on DVD but it seems to have disappeared from the marketplace.

"San Antonio", directed by David Butler must have been a vehicle for the handsome, and debonair Errol Flynn, who could do nothing wrong during that period of his career. Warner Bros. went all out to make this film that has a little bit of everything to please the fans of the Western genre.The surprise of the film was Alexis Smith, who was at the height of her beauty at the time. She makes a wonderful Jeanne Starr, an entertainer, who is the center of attraction among the men one sees in the film. Not only was she a gorgeous woman who blended well with her screen partners, in this case with Mr. Flynn.The supporting cast does good work under Mr. Butler's direction. The adorable S. Z. Sakall is wonderful as the conductor of the orchestra in the saloon where Jeanne plays. Also, Glorence Bates, an accomplished character actress appears as Jeanne's maid, Henrietta. Also in heavier roles Victor Francen and Paul Kelly do wonders with their evil roles."San Antonio" has kept its wonderful colors. Max Steiner's musical score also helps the action.