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Riders in the Sky

52 %|Nov 29, 1949|Comedy, Drama, Music, Western

When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle business with his pal Chuckawalla Jones but decides instead to help Anne Lawson clear her father, rancher Ralph Lawson, of a false murder charge. He looks for the three witnesses who can testify that Lawson shot only in self defense in killing a gambler, but the witnesses are terrorized by another gambler, town boss Rock McCleary, who shoots witness Pop Roberts Morgan. Fatally wounded, Pop gives Gene the information needed to clear Lawson, then dies crying the "Ghost Riders" are coming for him. Gene then heads for a showdown with McCleary.

Featured Crew

Frank Kramer
Set Decoration
Harold H. MacArthur
Art Direction
Paul Donnelly
Assistant Director
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Armand Schaefer
Producer
Gerald Geraghty
Screenplay
William Bradford
Director of Photography
Herbert A. Woodbury
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Cast

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Gene Autry
Gene Autry
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Champion
Champ, Gene's Horse
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Gloria Henry
Anne Lawson
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Pat Buttram
'Chuckwalla'
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Mary Beth Hughes
Julie Stewart
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Robert Livingston
'Rock' McCleary
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Steve Darrell
Ralph Lawson
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Alan Hale Jr.
Marshal Riggs
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Tom London
Old Man Robert