Night Stage to Galveston (1952)

Director:

George Archainbaud

Writer:

Norman S. Hall (writer)

Release Date:

18 March 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Gene's making crooks go straight -- straight into a ranger trap!

Plot:

Texas law officers are so corrupt that Gene decides to put on his old Texas Ranger uniform and set things right.

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Gene Autry	...	Gene Autry
Champion	...	Gene's horse
Virginia Huston	...	Ann Bellamy
Thurston Hall	...	Colonel James Bellamy
Judy Nugent	...	Cathy Evans
Robert Livingston	...	Adjutant General Slaydon
Harry Cording	...	Ted Driscoll
Robert Bice	...	Captain Yancey
Frank Sully	...	Policeman Kelly
Pat Buttram	...	Pat Buttram

Runtime:

61 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (Sepiatone)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Norway:7 | USA:Approved (PCA #15576)

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Gene Autry Productions

Gene Autry, Texas Ranger .........

In this later film from Gene Autry's Columbia days, Gene plays a former Texas Ranger who is fed up with the shenanigans of the corrupt new State Police. Along with his trusty sidekick, Pat Butram, he pins his badge back on and proceeds to show them the error of their ways.

Gene is great in this film, with fewer songs and more action than in his pre-war films. Pat Butram is hilarious as always, being Gene's second-best sidekick (after Smiley Burnette).

The action, script, casting and music are all top notch here. One of Gene Autry's best films ......... based in part on a real life incident from Texas history !