Fifth in the series of six films based on O. Henry's character Cisco Kid portrayed by the Mexican-born Gilbert Roland. The films are (in order) The Gay Cavalier 1946, South of Monterey 1946, Beauty and the Bandit 1946, Riding the California Trail 1947, Robin Hood of Monterey 1947, and King of the Bandits 1947.
Gilbert Roland contributed dialogue to this film. He also contributed dialogue to two other Cisco kid films: Robin Hood of Monterey, and King of the Bandits.
The character Cisco Kid had a long run in Hollywood during first 56 years of the 20th Century. The first Cisco Kid film, The Caballero's Way (1914), had William R. Dunn in the lead. Vester Pegg was Cisco in a 1919 film. Then Warner Baxter took over the role in five films between 1928 and 1939, winning a Best Actor Academy Award for In Old Arizona (1928). Caesar Romero played the part in six films over the next two years, before the U.S. entry into World War II suspended the series. After the war, Duncan Renaldo was Cisco in three films released in 1945, Gilbert Roland played in him in six films released during the next two years, then Renaldo returned to the role in five films released from 1948 through 1950. Renaldo also starred in all 156 episodes of The Cisco Kid (1950), which was the first TV series filmed in color.