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Writer:
Gerald Geraghty (written by)
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Release Date:
30 November 1952 (USA) more
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Tagline:
GENE GETS VERY, VERY RUDE WHEN THEY TAKE HIM FOR A DUDE! more
Plot:
Montana ranch owner Cyrus Bigbee sends his foreman, Gene Autry, and Rawhide Buttram to his Canadian... more | add synopsis
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Two Jim Bridger's more (1 total)

Cast

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Gene Autry ... Gene Autry
Champion ... Champ, Gene's horse (as Champion World's Wonder Horse)
Gail Davis ... Sandra Higbee
Carolina Cotton ... Carolina Cotton
Ross Ford ... Todd Markley
Tom London ... Pop Phillips
The Cass County Boys ... Musicial Trio [collective billing]
Pat Buttram ... 'Rawhide' Buttram
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Additional Details

Runtime:
58 min
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Color:
Black and White (Sepiatone)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #15961)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Final film of Carolina Cotton. more
Quotes:
Rawhide Buttram: Carolina, do you see what I'm wearing to the mask-u-radee?
Carolina Cotton: What is it; a bird's nest?
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Soundtrack:
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Two Jim Bridger's, 26 November 2009
Author: krorie from Van Buren, Arkansas

A change of settings - at least story-wise - makes this Gene Autry entry interesting to watch. Though actually shot at Big Bear Lake, California, the scenery looks Canadian to some degree although the mountains are a bit low. Gene and comical sidekick Pat Buttram (Rawhide), are sent northward to check on the boss' daughter, Sandra Higbee (played by Arkansas' own Gail Davis, TV's "Annie Oakley), who has opened a dude ranch must to the chagrin of the local lumber jacks. Gene and Rawhide uncover more than just a feud between the lumber company and the dude ranch and must find the real culprit behind the shady goings-on. There is a hilarious fisticuffs among Gene, Rawhide and two lumberjacks, played by veteran character actors, Gene Roth and John Merton, when Gene and Rawhide first arrive at the dude ranch, that's not to be missed.

Another gal from Arkansas, Carolina Cotton, gets to strut her stuff and even sings two songs she composed, "Yodel, Yodel, Yodel" and "Lovin Ducky Daddy," showcasing her talents as an early rockabilly performer. But, alas, this was her final film. Gene gets to croon the Eddy Arnold standard, "Anytime," and performs the title tune written by the legendary songwriter, Cindy Walker. The Cass County Boys are in good form singing a modernized version of the authentic trail driving folksong, "The Old Chishom Trail." Gene joins them in "Mama Don't Allow No Music," one of the "Honey Babe" variations that permits each member of the band to show off his musical talents on different instruments.

This was one of the last films Gene would make (he made only six more), but it still holds up well and Pat Buttram is always a treat to watch. There's a funny skit in this one when he and the boss show up at a masquerade party unknowingly wearing similar Jim Bridger outfits including a skunk-skin cap and a fake beard.

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