On Top of Old Smoky

On Top of Old Smoky 1953

5.80

Poachers are harassing toll road owner Jen Larrabee. They want her land because it holds valuable minerals. Autry and the Cass County Boys, mistaken for Texas Rangers, help out.

1953

The Old West

The Old West 1952

5.00

Doc Lockwood and his gang are trying to take away Autry's contract for supplying horses to the stagecoach line. Parson Brooks joins Autry in an effort to clean up the town of Sadderlock.

1952

Rim of the Canyon

Rim of the Canyon 1949

5.20

20 years ago, 3 men robbed a stage and hid $30,000. They were caught and sent to prison by Marshal Steve Autry. 20 years later, the men bust out of prison and return to the ghost town where they stashed their treasure searching. Steve's grandson picks up where Steve left off to foil the plans of the outlaws.

1949

Winning of the West

Winning of the West 1953

5.50

A singing territorial ranger (Gene Autry) spots his younger brother in an outlaw gang.

1953

Valley of Fire

Valley of Fire 1951

1

An outcast gambler hijacks a wagon train of eligible women taken west by a mayor.

1951

Night Stage to Galveston

Night Stage to Galveston 1952

4.70

A former Texas Ranger teams up with some of his old colleagues to rid the state of corruption in their new police force.

1952

Gene Autry and the Mounties

Gene Autry and the Mounties 1951

6.00

Montana Marshals Gene and Scat are tracking some bank robbers. When the baddies cross into Canada, the Mounties are called upon to help.

1951

Loaded Pistols

Loaded Pistols 1948

5.70

A singing cowboy clears a boy accused of murder by finding the real killer.

1948

The Strawberry Roan

The Strawberry Roan 1948

5.00

Young Joe is paralyzed as he is bucked by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. Angered, his father, Walt, tries to shoot the horse but is stopped by his foreman, Gene Autry. The roan escapes and Autry, told to leave the ranch by Walt, finds and trains the horse, now named Champ, in hopes that by returning it to Joe it will provide him with the will to overcome his disability.

1948

Apache Country

Apache Country 1952

1

A criminal gang provokes the local Apaches in order to divert the authorities' attention from their own activities.

1952

Mule Train

Mule Train 1950

5.00

A prospector discovers natural cement and suggests it should be used for a new dam. But this is the last thing the badmen of Trail End want, as they have a monopoly of the wagons needed to haul rocks to the site. A pretty sheriff notwithstanding, it's a job for a singing marshal.

1950

Texans Never Cry

Texans Never Cry 1951

6.50

A Texas Ranger tries to bring down counterfeiters selling fake lottery tickets.

1951

Sons of New Mexico

Sons of New Mexico 1949

5.00

Not quite as memorable as his previous Riders in the Sky, Gene Autry's Sons of New Mexico is still well up to the star's standard. This time, Gene tries to reform Randy Pryor, a would-be juvenile delinquent, played by Autry-protégé Dick Jones (who later starred in the Autry-produced TV series Range Rider and Buffalo Bill Jr). To this end, Pryor is enrolled at the New Mexico Military Institute, where much of this film was lensed. The kid chafes at the school's regimen and escapes, heading back to his criminal mentor Pat Feeney (Robert Armstrong).

1949

Riders of the Whistling Pines

Riders of the Whistling Pines 1949

5.00

While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.

1949

The Cowboy and the Indians

The Cowboy and the Indians 1949

6.80

Finding Indians stealing from his ranch, Gene learns they are suffering from malnutrition. Store owner Martin is cheating them and now he is after the Chief's valuable necklace. When the dying chief is found, having been attacked and robbed, Martin blames Lakhona who would become the new chief. When Gene helps Lakhona they soon find themselves fleeing from the law.

1949

Last of the Pony Riders

Last of the Pony Riders 1953

6.00

Ex-Pony Express rider Autry ties to protect his US mail franchise as the Pony Express gives way to stage coach mail and the telegraph. Gene's last film appearance as a singing cowboy.

1953

Silver Canyon

Silver Canyon 1951

7.00

At the close of the Civil War, a band of Southern guerillas disguised themselves as Union soldiers, the better to perform acts of sabotage in Utah. Autry plays a cavalry scout who goes after guerilla leader McQuarrie.

1951

Goldtown Ghost Riders

Goldtown Ghost Riders 1953

5.00

A singing frontier judge (Gene Autry) dismisses a case of double jeopardy.

1953

Indian Territory

Indian Territory 1950

2.00

Columbia's final release for 1950 was the Gene Autry western Indian Territory. Set during the Reconstruction Era, the story finds Autry working as an undercover agent for the U.S. cavalry. His mission: to neutralize a former Austrian army officer named Curt Raidler (Phil Van Zandt), who is leading a group of renegade Indians on a series of destructive raids.

1950

Pack Train

Pack Train 1953

5.70

Gene Autry is assigned to safely transport supplies to a band of settlers. The villains, headed by Ross McLain, intend to bushwhack Autry, grab the supplies, and sell them at high prices to a local mining camp.

1953