Film Info
On Top of Old Smoky
1953
Columbia Pictures
Production #: 8118
60 minutes
Synopsis:
Gene Autry, star of a singing show with the Cass County Boys billed as "Gene Autry and his Texas Rangers," is mistaken for a real Ranger in the tough town of Mountain City. Gene soon swings into action to help Jen Larrabee, the owner of a toll road who is having trouble with the local eye doctor and a local gambler who want Jen to relinquish her property which contains valuable mica deposits. In an exciting showdown, Gene outsmarts and outfights the villains and then, with the help of his sidekick Smiley Burnette and the Cass County Boys, turns them over to the real Texas Rangers.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Smiley Burnette | Smiley Burnette |
| Jen Larrabee | Gail Davis |
| "Doc" Judson | Grandon Rhodes |
| Lila Maryland | Sheila Ryan |
| McQuaid | Kenne Duncan |
| Musical Group | Cass County Boys |
| Champion | Champion, World's Wonder Horse |
Songs:
| ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY | Gene Autry |
| I HANG MY HEAD AND CRY | Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette |
| TRAIL TO MEXICO | Cass County Boys |
| I SAW HER FIRST | Smiley Burnette |
| IF IT WASN'T FOR THE RAIN | Gene Autry, Cass County Boys |
| ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY | Gene Autry, Cass County Boys |
Crew:
| A Gene Autry Production | |
| Director | George Archainbaud |
| Producer | Armand Schaefer |
| Story and Screenplay | Gerald Geraghty |
| Director of Photography | William Bradford, A.S.C. |
| Art Director | George Brooks |
| Film Editor | James Sweeney, A.C.E. |
| Set Decorator | Frank Tuttle |
| Assistant Director | Paul Donnelly |
| Musical Supervisor | Paul Mertz |
| Musical Director | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
I Hang My Head and Cry
If It Wasn't for the Rain
