Barbed Wire (1952)

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)... See full summary »

Director:

George Archainbaud

Writer:

Gerald Geraghty

Stars:

Gene Autry, Champion, Anne James

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Autry	...	Gene Autry
Champion	...	Champ - Gene's Horse
Anne James	...	Gay Kendall
William Fawcett	...	Uncle John Copeland
Leonard Penn	...	Steve Ruttledge
Michael Vallon	...	Homesteader August Gormley
Pat Buttram	...	Buckeye Buttram

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

comic sidekick | cattle | rancher | texas | kansas | 

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Taglines:

GENE'S DOUBLE DYNAMITE! (original print ad-all caps)

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Genres:

Music | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

False News

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gene Autry Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Mexicali Rose
Written by Jack Tenney and Helen Stone
Sung by Gene Autry

User Reviews

for that old Saturday Morning feeling

Watching these old Gene Autry films is, for people over 50, a blast from the way way way past. Especially fun to watch: Pat Buttram, the squeaky-voiced comedy relief sidekick. Buttram worked, often doing voice overs, right up until he died in the mid-1990s. Was also in Back To The Future III.