Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)

Director:

George Archainbaud

Writers:

Gerald Geraghty (story)
Gerald Geraghty (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 May 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

GENE'S THE JUDGE...AND CHAMP'S THE JURY -- as flying fists and flying hooves carry The Law into a ghost-ridden, fear-crazed gold town!

Plot:

Circuit judge Gene must judge a man who claims he's already done time for the killing he's accused of.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Judge | Horse | Ghost | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Gene Autry	...	Gene Autry
Champion	...	Gene's horse (as World's Wonder Horse)
Gail Davis	...	Cathy Wheeler
Kirk Riley	...	Ed Wheeler
Carleton Young	...	Jim Granby
Neyle Morrow	...	Chino
Smiley Burnette	...	Smiley Burnette (special billing credit sheet)

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #16236)

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Gene Autry Productions

Quotes:

Smiley Burnette: Well, I just wouldn't want to scare you, lady. Nobody's ever seen 'em... that is close, anyhow. Ever so often they come ridin' out of Ghost Canyon, up there where there's mists and clouds. If you look, you can see right now. Down out of their hidden canyons they come...

Soundtrack:

Pancho's Widow

Judge Gene dispenses six-gun justice !

This was one of the singin cowboys last films and was better than I expected. I think it compares favorably with several of his 1940's films in terms of writing and presentation. In this one, Gene is called upon to judge a murder case for which the accused might have already been punished for !

Smiley Burnette is back for this film, and is as good as ever. In many ways he was the King of the sidekicks ---- equally gifted at comedy, music and general hi-jinks. Gail Davis does a good job and the action is very entertaining. Overall, a pleasant diversion.

Better than some, but not the best of the series.........