Sioux City Sue marked Gene Autry's return to motion pictures after service in the Army Air Corps. In the time that Gene was off the screen, Roy Rogers took over Autry's position as number one singing cowboy and would be that until both stopped making feature films. In fact Sioux City Sue was more reminiscent of the kind of film that Roy and Dale Evans would make.
In fact for good measure Lynne Roberts who did a few films with Roy Rogers before World War II is thrown in for good measure. She plays a talent scout for Paragon Pictures and studio executive Richard Lane wants her to find a western type voice for a cartoon character he's launching. So Roberts and her assistant Sterling Holloway go east to the wild west from Hollywood to find a voice.
Guess who's voice they find for the singing donkey, it ain't Allan Jones. Rancher Gene Autry however thinks its him they want and he goes west thinking he'll be a new singing cowboy star. Imagine his surprise when his film turns out to be a cartoon and he's the voice of a singing donkey.
This was the kind of stuff Roy and Dale in their kittenish ways would be doing at Republic. My guess is this was a Rogers film script to be that Herbert J. Yates just recycled for Autry.
The action also is typical B western stuff. Gene only does this because as usual he's owing money on the ranch. The climax involves the villain Ralph Sanford blowing up a dam.
The title song was written several years ago and because Gene used it in a film Sioux City Sue enjoyed a revival. Bing Crosby had a hit record of it and Gene also sings Someday You'll Want Me To Want You of which Vaughn Monroe had a hit a record.
Sioux City Sue is a pleasant enjoyable western comedy with enough western action for the kids and grownups would find easy to take. Best performance in this film has to be Richard Lane as the studio executive headed for an ulcer. Also Helen Wallace as Lane's secretary who proves to be a cupid in skirts.
In fact for good measure Lynne Roberts who did a few films with Roy Rogers before World War II is thrown in for good measure. She plays a talent scout for Paragon Pictures and studio executive Richard Lane wants her to find a western type voice for a cartoon character he's launching. So Roberts and her assistant Sterling Holloway go east to the wild west from Hollywood to find a voice.
Guess who's voice they find for the singing donkey, it ain't Allan Jones. Rancher Gene Autry however thinks its him they want and he goes west thinking he'll be a new singing cowboy star. Imagine his surprise when his film turns out to be a cartoon and he's the voice of a singing donkey.
This was the kind of stuff Roy and Dale in their kittenish ways would be doing at Republic. My guess is this was a Rogers film script to be that Herbert J. Yates just recycled for Autry.
The action also is typical B western stuff. Gene only does this because as usual he's owing money on the ranch. The climax involves the villain Ralph Sanford blowing up a dam.
The title song was written several years ago and because Gene used it in a film Sioux City Sue enjoyed a revival. Bing Crosby had a hit record of it and Gene also sings Someday You'll Want Me To Want You of which Vaughn Monroe had a hit a record.
Sioux City Sue is a pleasant enjoyable western comedy with enough western action for the kids and grownups would find easy to take. Best performance in this film has to be Richard Lane as the studio executive headed for an ulcer. Also Helen Wallace as Lane's secretary who proves to be a cupid in skirts.