Back in the Saddle (1941)

After Gene discovers copper on his ranch, Bennett tries to get control of the fortune by framing him in a jail-break.

Director:

Lew Landers

Writers:

Richard Murphy (original screenplay), Jesse Lasky Jr. (original screenplay)

Stars:

Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Autry	...	Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette	...	Frog Millhouse
Mary Lee	...	Patsy
Edward Norris	...	Tom Bennett
Julie Bishop	...	Taffy (as Jacqueline Wells)
Addison Richards	...	Duke Winston
Arthur Loft	...	E.G. Blaine
Edmund Elton	...	Judge Bent
Joe McGuinn	...	Sheriff Simpson
Edmund Cobb	...	Rancher Williams
Robert Barron	...	Henchman Ward

Storyline

Gene returns from the East with new ranch owner Tom Bennett to find everyone's cattle dying. Blaine has reopened the copper mine and the waste is poisoning the water supply. While Gene is away Tom confronts the miners and a men is killed in the ensuing gunfight. Now Gene not only has the dying cattle problem but his ranch owner is in jail.

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Plot Keywords:

copper | jail | jail break | poisoned water | cigarette smoking | 

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Taglines:

A symphony of Romance and ACTION...in Six-Gun Time! (original print ad)

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Back in the Saddle Again

Filming Locations:

Victorville, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min 54 min (edited) 73 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen (2007)

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Soundtracks

"He's in the Jailhouse Now"
Sung by Gene Autry

User Reviews

Standard issue B Western typifies singing cowboy film

Gene Autry provides a wealth of old-fashioned entertainment in Back in the Saddle, one of the factory-issue B Westerns that played to packed Saturday afternoon movie palaces full of kids who dreamed of life on the open range. Besides crooning the legendary title tune, Autry foils a dastardly mine owner who has been poisoning cattle to drive the local ranchers off their land. An interesting opening section depicts Gene and faithful, hopeless sidekick Smiley Burnette (here in his "Frog" incarnation) retrieving the son of a friend from the decadent big city -- a perfectly set-up showdown between wholesome country and degenerate city played for maximum effect. Back in the Saddle's most prominent set-piece, however, is an exciting shoot-out set in and around a jail with plenty of whizzing bullets and flaming hay-carts to set the heart pounding.