Television
The Gene Autry Show
Civil War at Deadwood
Flying A Pictures
Season 4, Episode 11 (4-11)
Production #75
Network: CBS
Running Time: 30 minutes
Black and White
Original Air Date:
Tuesday, September 14, 1954
Sponsor: Wrigley's Doublemint Chewing Gum
Brief Synopsis:
A feud between a Union Army veteran and a Confederate Army veteran gets out of hand when the two men accuse each other of a robbery and a shooting.
Detailed Synopsis:
Confederate Army veteran Muskets Corby and Union Army veteran Hannibal Samson are sworn enemies. When a man wearing a Confederate Army uniform steals Hannibal's black stallion, Muskets is accused. Ed Talbot, the lawyer who sold the stallion to Hannibal, identifies it in Muskets' corral. Gene Autry and Pat Buttram persuade the sheriff to release Muskets to their custody, promising that they'll return the stallion. Dissatisfied with this decision, Hannibal vows to kill Muskets. Gene learns that Talbot holds the deed to Muskets' ranch and stands to get it if Muskets dies. At Talbot's, they find a gray uniform that proves he perpetrated both the theft and an attempted murder. Gene changes clothes with Muskets and when the heavies attack, he is ready for them. They are finished in fine style with a raging gun battle. A treasure buried by Quantrell's Raiders is found on the borderline between Hannibal's and Muskets' ranch, so the old soldiers must give up their feud in order to share the fortune.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Pat Buttram | Pat Buttram |
| Laurie Sampson | Gail Davis |
| Muskets Corby | William Fawcett |
| Hannibal Sampson | Emmett Lynn |
| Ed Talbot | Jim Bannon |
| Sheriff | Stanley Andrews |
| Curly | Harry Lauter |
| Joe | Stan Jolley |
| Bank Teller | Pierce Lyden |
| Champion | Champion, World's Wonder Horse |
Songs:
| None | None |
Crew:
| Executive in charge of Production |
Armand Schaefer |
| Directed by | Ross Lederman |
| Producer | Louis Gray |
| Screenplay | Shelby Gordon |
| Director of Photography | William Bradford, A.S.C. |
| Film Editor | Paul Borofsky, A.C.E. |
| Musical Director | Carl Cotner |
| Music Supervisor | Irving Friedman |
| Musical Score | Walter Greene |
| Assistant Director | Gilbert Kay |
| Recorded by | Glen Glenn Sound Company |
