When he was a young man, Gene received an offer from a professional baseball team to become a player. Gene turned down the offer because it would have meant a fifty-dollar-a-month pay cut from his telegrapher's job.
On the Sunset Trail
from Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)
In his 1936 Republic Pictures movie Ride, Ranger, Ride Gene Autry plays a Texas Ranger in the old west who joins the United States Cavalry. Here he sings "On the Sunset Trail" accompanied by members of the Cavalry.
Composed by Sam H. Stept and Sid Mitchell
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