Film Info
Call of the Canyon
1942
Republic Pictures
Production #: 1202
71 minutes
Synopsis:
Gene Autry leads a group of cattlemen in rebellion when the Johnson Packing Company, through its crooked agent Thomas McCoy, offers less for their cattle than the agreed price. McCoy is heavily in debt to a gangster-bookie and plans to pocket the extra cash. Added to the mix is Kit Carson, an attractive young career woman whose future depends upon Grantley B. Johnson's radio sponsorship for a western program she made up on the spot! Kit journeys westward, rents Gene's ranch from Frog Millhouse, rounds up singing cowboys, and makes a show. Meanwhile, Johnson travels westward incognito and learns McCoy is cheating him. He then takes an active hand in setting matters straight with the ranchers who believe him to be dishonest. A desperate McCoy dynamites a tunnel the cattle are to pass, killing a rancher and injuring Tadpole. Gene manages to secure evidence to expose and convict McCoy.
Cast:
Character: | Performer: |
Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
Frog Millhouse | Smiley Burnette |
Kit Carson | Ruth Terry |
Grantley B. Johnson | Thurston Hall |
Tadpole | Joseph Strauch, Jr. |
Pete Murphy | Cliff Nazarro |
Jane Oakley | Dorothea Kent |
Thomas McCoy | Edmund MacDonald |
Horace Dunston | Marc Lawrence |
The Pigeon | John Harmon |
Willy Hitchcock | John Holland |
Musical Group | The Sons Of The Pioneers |
Champion | Champion |
Songs:
SOMEBODY ELSE IS TAKING MY PLACE | Gene Autry, The Sons of the Pioneers |
TAKE ME BACK TO MY BOOTS & SADDLE | Gene Autry |
MONTANA PLAINS | Gene Autry, The Sons of the Pioneers |
WHEN IT'S CHILLY DOWN IN CHILE | Ruth Terry |
CALL OF THE CANYON | Gene Autry, Cast |
MEDLEY: MONTANA PLAINS, HOME CORRAL, WHEN IT'S CHILLY DOWN IN CHILE, CALL OF THE CANYON | Gene Autry, The Sons of the Pioneers, Ruth Terry, Cast |
Crew:
Director | Joseph Santley |
Associate Producer | Harry Grey |
Screenplay | Olive Cooper |
Original Story | Maurice Rapf, Olive Cooper |
Photography | Reggie Lanning |
Film Editor | Edward Mann |
Art Director | Russell Kimball |
Interior Decorator | Otto Siegel |
Musical Supervisor | Raoul Kraushaar |