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Barbed Wire

  • 19521952
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Gene Autry and Champion in Barbed Wire (1952)
  • Western
When the Texas cattle trails to Kansas are blocked, cattle buyer Gene Autry (Gene Autry) goes to Texas to investigate. There, he finds his friend, land-agent "Buckeye" Buttram (Pat Buttram)a... Read allWhen the Texas cattle trails to Kansas are blocked, cattle buyer Gene Autry (Gene Autry) goes to Texas to investigate. There, he finds his friend, land-agent "Buckeye" Buttram (Pat Buttram)and pretty Gay Kendall (Anne James, a newspaper reporter, siding with the homesteaders in a... Read allWhen the Texas cattle trails to Kansas are blocked, cattle buyer Gene Autry (Gene Autry) goes to Texas to investigate. There, he finds his friend, land-agent "Buckeye" Buttram (Pat Buttram)and pretty Gay Kendall (Anne James, a newspaper reporter, siding with the homesteaders in a rancher-settlers dispute instigated by speculator Steve Ruttledge (Leonard Penn), in a la... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
106
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  • Director
    • George Archainbaud
  • Writer
    • Gerald Geraghty
  • Stars
    • Gene Autry
    • Champion
    • Anne James
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Archainbaud
  • Writer
    • Gerald Geraghty
  • Stars
    • Gene Autry
    • Champion
    • Anne James
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Gene Autry
    Gene Autry
    • Gene Autryas Gene Autry
    Champion
    Champion
    • Champ - Gene's Horseas Champ - Gene's Horse
    Anne James
    Anne James
    • Gay Kendallas Gay Kendall
    William Fawcett
    William Fawcett
    • Uncle John Copelandas Uncle John Copeland
    Leonard Penn
    Leonard Penn
    • Steve Ruttledgeas Steve Ruttledge
    Michael Vallon
    Michael Vallon
    • Homesteader August Gormleyas Homesteader August Gormley
    Pat Buttram
    Pat Buttram
    • Buckeye Buttramas Buckeye Buttram
    Emile Avery
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bridge
    Al Bridge
    • McGrawas McGraw
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Bucko
    Roy Bucko
    • Man at Funeralas Man at Funeral
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Man at Funeralas Man at Funeral
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Clack
    • Cowhandas Cowhand
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Cox
    • Goldieas Goldie
    • (uncredited)
    Bert Dodson
    • Singing Cowhandas Singing Cowhand
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Frost
    Terry Frost
    • Henchman with Wounded Handas Henchman with Wounded Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Art Gilmore
    Art Gilmore
    • Opening Narratoras Opening Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    • Mayor Bill Whitsonas Mayor Bill Whitson
    • (uncredited)
    Wes Hudman
    • Ned Paulsonas Ned Paulson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writer
      • Gerald Geraghty
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    When the Texas cattle trails to Kansas are blocked, cattle buyer Gene Autry (Gene Autry) goes to Texas to investigate. There, he finds his friend, land-agent "Buckeye" Buttram (Pat Buttram)and pretty Gay Kendall (Anne James, a newspaper reporter, siding with the homesteaders in a rancher-settlers dispute instigated by speculator Steve Ruttledge (Leonard Penn), in a land-grab scheme in which he will benefit when the railroad is built across the land he hopes to control. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
    • land grab
    • gunman
    • barbed wire fence
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    • Taglines
      • WARNING to Killers and Crooks - DON'T FENCE GENE IN! (original print ad)
    • Genre
      • Western
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide
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    • Soundtracks
      Mexicali Rose
      Written by Jack Tenney and Helen Stone

      Sung by Gene Autry

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    3/10
    Many of the usual story elements...but done pretty poorly.
    In "Barbed Wire", Gene Autry is a cattleman who is having difficulty because the trail is apparently blocked. While this is all being blamed on hometeaders who are putting up fences, a local baddie is actually in control. He's put fake homesteaders throughout the valley who have put up barbed wire in order to put the other cattlemen out of business. Why? Because the railroad is coming through....and if he owns all the land, he stands to make a fortune. Can Gene and the honest homesteaders defeat this menace?

    "Barbed Wire" is a sloppy film that looks as if the studio didn't care if any of this made sense....nor the director. I was amazed at an early scene where two of the baddie's henchmen come into town shooting up the place. They appear to shoot their pistols anywhere from 60-100 times without reloading. Reloading one of these old west guns was NOT a quick thing....and even if they'd had modern guns, no pistol can shoot that many times without reloading! Another sloppy scene is the funeral...which is pretty illogical and dopey. And finally, there's the awful cliche of the pretty woman who hates Gene for no logical reason whatsoever...though most of her actions in the film made no sense (such as writing a story about the town being shot up while she's hiding behind a barrel trying not to get shot!). All in all, it looks as if Gene and the rest of them were just 'phoning it in', so to speak....and not a decent song in the story by Gene, either!
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    • Nov 12, 2020

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • False News
    • Filming locations
      • Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Gene Autry Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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