Television
The Gene Autry Show

The Bandidos

Flying A Pictures
Season 3, Episode 8 (3-08)
Production #55
Network: CBS
Running Time: 30 minutes
Black and White

Original Air Date:
Tuesday, September 1, 1953

Sponsor: Wrigley's Doublemint Chewing Gum

Brief Synopsis:

A senator aids Gene in battling an outlaw gang, who are trying to swindle the townspeople into putting up money for a new dam.

Detailed Synopsis:

Sheriff Asa Wendall is trying to convince Senator Murphy to build a new dam for the county when the territory is invaded by Frank Lassiter and his gang. Pat Buttram mistakes Lassiter for Senator Murphy and sets him up in the town's best hotel suite. Lassiter convinces the local banker and Mayor that the people should put up a token amount toward the dam to show their good faith. While Lassiter puts on his act as the Senator, Gene Autry busily digs up clues, deliberately misleading Lassiter by asking him about a dead Congressman friend. The real Senator shows up and Gene has to keep him undercover until he has the money and Lassiter in safekeeping. It takes a good fight to do it, in which the real Senator takes a gleeful part. He also okays the new dam—much to the relief of the townspeople.

• Bonus! Syndication Press Release

Cast:

Character:	Performer:
Gene Autry	Gene Autry
Pat Buttram	Pat Buttram
Verna Clayton	Wendy Waldron
Frank Lassiter	Harry Lauter
Senator Murphy	Lyle Talbot
Mayor Green	William Fawcett
Sheriff Asa Wendall	Lane Chandler
Bill	Larry Hudson
Reid	Tom Tyler
Sombrero	Bob Dominguez
Champion	Champion, World's Wonder Horse

Songs:

Back in the Saddle Again	Gene Autry
Dixie Cannonball	Gene Autry

Crew:

Executive in charge of Production	Armand Schaefer
Directed by	George Archainbaud
Producer	Louis Gray
Screenplay	Dwight Cummins
Director of Photography	William Bradford, A.S.C.
Film Editor	Jack Wheeler
Musical Director	Carl Cotner
Music Supervisor	Irving Friedman
Musical Score	Walter Greene
Assistant Director	Harry Mancke
Recorded by	Glen Glenn Sound Company