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Saginaw Trail (1953)

56 min  -  Action | Music | Western  -   20 September 1953 (USA)
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Hamilton's Rangers, led by our hero Gene, must keep the Indians in the northern Michigan territory from attacking the settlers.

Writers:

Dorothy Yost (story), Dwight Cummins (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Autry ...
Champion Champion ...
Champion
Connie Marshall Connie Marshall ...
Flora Tourney
Eugene Borden Eugene Borden ...
Jules Brissac
Ralph Reed Ralph Reed ...
Randy Lane
Henry Blair Henry Blair ...
Phillipe Brissac
Myron Healey Myron Healey ...
Miller Webb
Mickey Simpson Mickey Simpson ...
Frenchy
Smiley Burnette Smiley Burnette ...
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Storyline

Micgigan in 1827 was a bit off the beaten path for any B-western, especially one from Gene Autry, so Gene had to shed his Levis (since Mr. Strauss was about 20 years away from stitching his first pair together in San Francisco) and wear a different gun-belt, but the rest of his costume (hat and string-looped shirt) didn't make much of a bow in the authentic direction in this film, which finds the fur empire of Jules Brissac in Michigan's Saginaw Valley wilderness being threatened by advancing settlers. His right hand henchman, Miller Webb, disguised as an Indian, leads renegade Delawares against the settlers. Captain Gene Autry of Hamilton's Rangers is sent to investigate. Gene and his pal Smiley, aided by Randy Lane and Brissac's niece, Flora Tourney, find evidence pointing to the guilt of Brissac and Webb and round them up to make the region safe for settlers. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Settler | Michigan | B Western | Wilderness | Empire  | See more »

Taglines:

GENE CLEARS THE WOODS OF RENEGADES...and runs them out of Michigan Territory! (original print ad) See more »

Genres:

Action | Music | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Gene Autry Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White (Sepiatone)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Goofs

Anachronisms: Gene and his partners decide to use "Yankee Doodle Dandy" as a signal when the bad guys arrive on the scene. The film is set in the early 1800s, but that tune wasn't written until 1904. See more »

Soundtracks

"When It's Prayer-Meeting Time in the Hollow"
Sung by Gene Autry See more »