Riders in the Sky (1949)
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle business with his pal Chuckawalla Jones but decides instead to help Anne Lawson clear her father, rancher Ralph Lawson, of a false murder charge. He looks for the three witnesses who can testify that Lawson shot only in self defense in killing a gambler, but the witnesses are terrorized by another gambler, town boss Rock McCleary, who shoots witness Pop Roberts Morgan. Fatally wounded, Pop gives Gene the information needed to clear Lawson, then dies crying the "Ghost Riders" are coming for him. Gene then heads for a showdown with McCleary.
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Gene Autry
as Gene Autry
as Gene Autry
Champion
as Champ, Gene's Horse
as Champ, Gene's Horse
Gloria Henry
as Anne Lawson
as Anne Lawson
Pat Buttram
as 'Chuckwalla'
as 'Chuckwalla'
Mary Beth Hughes
as Julie Stewart
as Julie Stewart
Robert Livingston
as 'Rock' McCleary
as 'Rock' McCleary
Steve Darrell
as Ralph Lawson
as Ralph Lawson
Alan Hale Jr.
as Marshal Riggs
as Marshal Riggs
Tom London
as Old Man Robert
as Old Man Robert
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Paul Donnelly
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Harold H. MacArthur
Art Direction
Art Direction
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Frank Kramer
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Gene Autry
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
William Bradford
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
John English
Director
Director
Gerald Geraghty
Screenplay
Screenplay
Armand Schaefer
Producer
Producer
Herbert A. Woodbury
Story
Story
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