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Fun Autry Fact:

According to a 1948 Life magazine article, "if [Gene's records] were all shipped to one place, [they] would make up a freight train solid with Western songs and be more than a mile long."

Film Info

Sierra Sue

1941
Republic Pictures
Production #: 1103
64 minutes

Synopsis:
State Inspectors Gene Autry and Frog Millhouse try to help a ranching community rid itself of poisonous devil weed threatening cattle. The old-fashioned ranchers want to burn the area, but Gene thinks chemical spraying via airplane is in order. There's action on the ground and in the air with Gene racing stampeding cattle and Frog as "The Human Cannonball."

Cast:

Character: Performer:
Gene Autry Gene Autry
Frog Millhouse Smiley Burnette
Sue Larabee Fay McKenzie
Bromfield Frank Thomas
George Larabee Robert Homans
Brandywine Earle Hodgins
Verebel Featherstone Dorothy Christy
Jarvis Kermit Maynard
Sheriff Jack Kirk
Joe Eddie Dean
Jim Budd Buster
Ed Rex Lease
Champion Champion

Songs:

BE HONEST WITH ME Gene Autry
HEEBIE JEEBIE BLUES Smiley Burnette
I'LL BE TRUE WHILE YOU'RE GONE Gene Autry
SIERRA SUE Gene Autry
RIDIN' THE RANGE Gene Autry, Extras
SIERRA SUE Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie

Crew:

Director William Morgan
Associate Producer Harry Grey
Original Screenplay Earl Felton, Julian Zimet
Production Manager Al Wilson
Photography Jack Marta
Film Editor Lester Orlebeck
Musical Supervisor Raoul Kraushaar

Watch a Clip from Sierra Sue: