Television
The Gene Autry Show
Outlaw of Blue Mesa
Flying A Pictures
Season 4, Episode 10 (4-10)
Production #65
Network: CBS
Running Time: 30 minutes
Black and White
Original Air Date:
Tuesday, September 7, 1954
Sponsor: Wrigley's Doublemint Chewing Gum
Brief Synopsis:
Gene and Pat become involved with phony insurance claims after saving a young man from a hanging.
Detailed Synopsis:
On the way to Blue Mesa, insurance investigators Gene Autry and Pat Buttram save young Tom Jackson from being hanged by three heavies. Tom gets away, and Gene and Pat ride into town to meet with banker Ed Hadley and his wife, Marie. Gene and Pat are investigating the bank's losses, which resulted from a series of stage robberies. They learn from the crippled Hadley that Tom Jackson is behind the trouble, so Pat gets a job as a cook at the café Tom runs with his sister, Sally. The Jacksons claim that Hadley killed their father, a partner in the bank, and stole their estate. Later, Tom overhears Idaho, the stage driver, telling Pat about the money he is carrying. Hoping to surprise the robber, Pat looks for Gene, who was knocked unconscious. Meanwhile, Tom has gone after the stage, but Gene, now revived, overtakes him and they surprise the heavies, who get away after a fight. Later they see the stage held up by the real outlaw, the Black Rider, who escapes, only leaving an empty suitcase. Gene figures out that his insurance company has been tricked into paying phony claims and trails the Black Rider back to the bank. Suspecting Hadley, he tips off Pat. They deliberately try to run down Hadley, making him jump from his wheelchair. After a knockdown drag-out fight, Hadley is captured, Marie confesses, and the estate is returned to the Jacksons.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Pat Buttram | Pat Buttram |
| Sally Jackson | Margaret Field |
| Tom Jackson | Dick Jones |
| Edwin Hadley | Denver Pyle |
| Marie Hadley | Claire Carleton |
| Neely | Henry Rowland |
| Idaho | Hank Patterson |
| Sneed | Tex Terry |
| Champion | Champion, World's Wonder Horse |
Songs:
| When the Bloom is on the Sage | Gene Autry |
Crew:
| Executive in charge of Production |
Armand Schaefer |
| Directed by | Frank McDonald |
| Producer | Louis Gray |
| Screenplay | Oliver Drake |
| 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 | Gilbert Kay |
| Recorded by | Glen Glenn Sound Company |
