Mule Train (1950)

Loosely based on Frankie Laine's popular record with the same title, Gene protects his friend's claim from badguy Sam Brady.

Director:

John English

Writers:

Gerald Geraghty (screenplay), Alan James (story)

Stars:

Gene Autry, Champion, Sheila Ryan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Autry	...	U.S. Marshal Gene Autry
Champion	...	Gene's Horse
Sheila Ryan	...	Sheriff Carol
Robert Livingston	...	Sam Brady
Frank Jaquet	...	Banker Hodges
Vince Barnett	...	Barber Mulkey
Syd Saylor	...	Deputy Skeeter
Sandy Sanders	...	Deputy Bud
Pat Buttram	...	Smokey Argyle

Storyline

A prospector discovers natural cement and suggests it should be used for a new dam. But this is the last thing the badmen of Trail End want, as they have a monopoly of the wagons needed to haul rocks to the site. A pretty sheriff notwithstanding, it's a job for a singing marshal.

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Plot Keywords:

cement | fistfight | hired killer | continuity lapse | artificial pond | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 February 1950 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gene Autry Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White (Sepiatone)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)

User Reviews

OK Autry western

Songs blend pretty well. Buttram bumbles amusingly. Marshall Gene helps old friend Smokey establish worthiness of natural-cement-deposit on inheirited land. This doesn't sit well with Sam Brady, who's freight company transports crushed stone to earthen dam being built by local cattlemen. Also in mix is lady Sheriff Carol, who's in cahoots with Brady; and banker Clayton Hodges, who's loan to Brady is too big. An average effort of it's kind.