Cowboy Serenade (1942)

Director:

William Morgan

Writer:

Olive Cooper (original screenplay)

Release Date:

30 January 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Gene goes after a gambling ring and learns it is headed by McKenzie's father.

Plot Keywords:

Gambler | Baseball

Cast

Gene Autry	...	Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette	...	Frog Millhouse
Fay McKenzie	...	Stephanie Lock
Cecil Cunningham	...	Priscilla Lock
Addison Richards	...	Asa Lock
Rand Brooks	...	Jim Agnew
Tristram Coffin	...	Dixie Trambeau
Slim Andrews	...	Pappy Vanderpyle (as Lloyd 'Slim' Andrews)
Linda Leighton	...	Millie Jackson (as Melinda Leighton)
John Berkes	...	Joe Crowley (as Johnnie Berkes)

Also Known As:

Serenade of the West (UK)

Runtime:

54 min (edited version) | 66 min (original version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Republic Pictures

Quotes:

Stephanie Lock: Lock, I have great plans for you.
Asa Lock: Well, Steve, what do you want me to do?
Stephanie Lock: Take a vacation.
Asa Lock: Oh now, Steve, there you go, I...
Stephanie Lock: We're both going out to the Lazy R. Sit in the sun all day and see who can spit the farthest.

Soundtrack:

Sweethearts or Strangers

Gene gets the gamblers.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Gene Autry is head of a Cattlemen's Association and sends Jimmy Askew(Rand Brooks),still wet behind the ears, to negotiate the sale of some cattle and he must take the train to Sage City. Aboard the train Jimmy is hoodwinked into playing poker with a gang of professional gambling con men. When Jimmy does not return, Gene and sidekick Frog Millhouse(Smiley Burnette)set out to find him and discovers that Asa Lock(Addison Richards), the father of his current sweetheart(Fay McKenzie)is the ringleader of the gamblers.

Gene sings "Cowboy Serendade" and "Sweethearts or Strangers" and Miss McKenzie sings "Tahiti Honey", a bit sexy for the 40's. A little below par for an Autry picture. Other cast members: Lloyd "Slim" Andrews, Melinda Leighton and Tristram Coffin.