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Rim of the Canyon (1949)

APPROVED 70 min  -  Action | Comedy | Music
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Gene Autry's horse "Champion" (Champion) is stolen by escaped convicts Jake Fargon (Walter Sande)... See full summary »

Director:

John English

Writers:

John K. Butler (screenplay), Joseph Chadwick (story)

Stars:

Gene Autry, Champion and Nan Leslie
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Rim of the Canyon -- Gene takes up where his dad left off, going after the baddies who took $30,000, returning twenty years later to the ghost town where they left the loot.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Autry ...
Champion Champion ...
Champ, Gene's Horse (as Champion World's Wonder Horse)
Nan Leslie Nan Leslie ...
Ruth Lambert
Thurston Hall Thurston Hall ...
Big Tim Hanlon
Clem Bevans Clem Bevans ...
Loco John
Walter Sande Walter Sande ...
Jake Fargo
Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney ...
Pete Reagan (as Jock O'Mahoney)
Francis McDonald Francis McDonald ...
Charlie Lewis
Alan Hale Jr. Alan Hale Jr. ...
Matt Kimbrough
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Gene Autry's horse "Champion" (Champion) is stolen by escaped convicts Jake Fargon (Walter Sande), Pete Reagon (Jock Mahoney) and Charlie Lewis (Francis McDonald). Twenty years earlier Fargo and Lewis had been captured by City Marshal Steve Autry (Gene Autry)and sent to prison after the theft of $30,000 from "Big Tim" Hanlon (Thurston Hall), a bonanza king. Gene (Gene Autry)traces the convicts to the ghost town in which the loot had been hidden way, where he also finds Hanlon and school teacher Ruth Lambert (Nan Leslie). Loco John (Clem Bevans)warns Gene the killers are around. The convicts pursue Gene and his friends through the spooky buildings. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Ghost Town | School Teacher | Escaped Convict | Bonanza | Horse  | See more »

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THE NEW AND THE OLD WEST CLASH as Gene blasts yesterday's badmen out of ghost city treasure cache! See more »

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Action | Comedy | Music | Mystery | Romance | Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Sound Mix:

Mono  | Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Soundtracks

"You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven"
Written by Gene Autry
Sung by Gene Autry See more »