Sunset in the West is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film produced by Republic Pictures, directed by William Witney, and starring the "King of the Cowboys" Roy Rogers and his palomino Trigger, promoted as "The Smartest Horse in the Movies".

In its review in 1950, the film-industry magazine BoxOffice, which had a readership composed chiefly of theater owners, gives high marks to Sunset in the West, although the publication finds the "sagebrush" film's title oddly disconnected from its content:...here is top-flight western fare worthy of the plaudits not only of Roy Rogers' legions of fans but of theatergoers in general who happen to catch it during its exhibition life.

Which is to say that from the standpoint of productional adequacy, supporting cast, story content and the embellishment of Trucolor photography, it is fully qualified to attract patronage and deliver an honest measure of entertainment.

In its review the widely read New York trade paper also draws special attention to the performance of Estelita Rodriguez, a regular costar in Roy Rogers' films of that period.

[5] Motion Picture Daily also complimented Edward White and William Witney for effectively producing "a compact, action-full film from Gerald Geraghty’s original story.