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The Entertainer:
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Availability:
This film is available in the following format(s).
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Melody Ranch
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| 1940 |
| Republic Pictures |
| Production#: 1005 |
| 84 minutes |
Synopsis:
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Popular radio entertainer Gene Autry visits his hometown of Torpedo, as guest of honor at the town's Frontier Days Celebration. He encounters the Wildhack brothers, his childhood enemies and now the local gangsters who beat up Gene and stop his broadcast. Humiliated because life in Hollywood has softened him, Gene decides to stay and clean up the town. Melody Ranch was selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry in 2002.
Cast:
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Performer: |
| Gene Autry |
Gene Autry |
| Cornie |
Jimmy Durante |
| Julie |
Ann Miller |
| Mark Wildhack |
Barton MacLane |
| Veronica Whipple |
Barbara Allen (Vera Vague) |
| Pop |
George "Gabby" Hayes |
| Tommy Summerville |
Jerome Cowan |
| Penny |
Mary Lee |
| Jasper Wildack |
Joseph Sawyer |
| Bud Wildhack |
Horace MacMahon |
| Judge Henderson |
Clarence Wilson |
| Slim |
William Benedict |
| Champion |
Champion |
Songs:
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| MELODY RANCH |
Gene Autry |
| RODEO ROSE |
Gene Autry |
| WELCOME TO YOU |
Mary Lee and Children |
| TORPEDO JOE |
Mary Lee |
WE NEVER DREAM THE SAME
DREAM TWICE |
Gene Autry and Ann Miller |
| MY GAL SAL |
Ann Miller |
BACK TO THE CITY AGAIN
(Parody of Back In The Saddle) |
Joseph Sawyer and Horace
MacMahon |
| THE CALL OF THE CANYON |
Gene Autry |
WHAT ARE COWBOYS
MADE OF |
Joseph Sawyer and Horace
MacMahon |
| VOTE FOR AUTRY |
Jimmy Durante and Mary Lee |
| MELODY RANCH |
Gene Autry and Ann Miller |
Crew:
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| Directed by |
Joseph Santley |
| Associate Producer |
Sol C. Siegel |
| Original Screenplay |
Jack Moffitt, F. Hugh Herbert,
Bradford Ropes, Betty
Burbridge |
| Special Comedy Sequences |
Sid Kuller, Ray Golden |
| Production Manager |
Al Wilson |
| Photography |
Joseph August |
| Supervising Editor |
Murray Seldeen |
| Film Editor |
Lester Orlebeck |
| Art Director |
John Victor Mackay |
| Musical Director |
Raoul Kraushaar |
| Special Music and Lyrics |
Jule Styne, Eddie Cherkose |
| Wardrobe by |
Adele Palmer |
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