Coming Together

 

On Trigger’s Internet Movie Database page (the actors on IMDb aren’t all humans) it says the first movie released featuring the famous palomino was Under Western Stars. But the first film SHOT with him in it was The Adventures of Robin Hood, with Errol Flynn. At the time, the horse’s name was Golden Cloud, and he played Maid Marian’s steed. Roy was offered several mounts for his first movie, and he chose Golden Cloud. The stallion with one stocking and a wide blaze was the only horse he tried; he knew immediately they were perfectly matched. Roy bought his costar for $2,500, in installments. Working onset, actor Smiley Burnette told Roy, “As quick as that horse is, you should name him Trigger.” Known as “the smartest horse in the movies,” Trigger appeared in 82 films and 100 TV episodes. After he passed, Trigger was stuffed and displayed at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum until 2010.