Television
The Gene Autry Show
Outlaw Escape
Flying A Pictures
Season 2, Episode 9 (2-09)
Production #28
Network: CBS
Running Time: 30 minutes
Black and White
Original Air Date:
Saturday, December 1, 1951
Sponsor: Wrigley's Doublemint Chewing Gum
Brief Synopsis:
Pat is elected sheriff of Goose Creek so that town boss Brad Bidwell’s illegal schemes can proceed undeterred. However, Pat contacts his friend Gene to help bring outlaws to justice.
Detailed Synopsis:
In order to control the town of Goose Creek, Brad Bidwell has the bumbling Pat Buttram elected sheriff. Pat, unbeknownst to Bidwell, hires Gene Autry as his deputy, and his arrival throws a monkey wrench into Bidwell's nefarious plans. As a result, Bidwell tries to make it hot for Gene by having his men stage a fight at the saloon, which only convinces Gene to stay in town. Pat receives a telegram informing him that convict Red Lambert has escaped from prison and is headed towards Goose Creek. Gene and Pat saddle their horses to try to head off the outlaw. Gene rides ahead of Pat, who is terribly affected by saddle sores. Red then waylays Pat, forces him to switch clothes with him, and takes his horse and gun. Meanwhile, Gene runs across Bidwell's heavies and a gun battle ensues. Red, in Pat's clothes, runs off the heavies and later ambushes Gene, taking away his gun. Gene and Pat head to Hiram Glover's ranch for guns so that they can continue the hunt for Red, who coincidentally has also gone to his former boss Glover's ranch. Glover helps Red escape and promises to hold Gene and Pat until Red is able to prove his innocence. By a clever ruse, Gene and Pat get away. Trailing Red, they find evidence convicting Bidwell of the murder of the former sheriff, who was thought to have run away. Red confronts Bidwell and is about to get a written confession absolving him of his crimes, when two henchmen appear. Gene and Pat arrive just in time to save Red and put the real culprits into the hands of the law.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Pat Buttram | Pat Buttram |
| Polly Glover | Gail Davis |
| Brad Bidwell | James Craven |
| Hiram Glover | Ewing Mitchell |
| Pete | Ben Weldon |
| Red Lambert | Robert Peyton |
| Blake | Myron Healey |
| Sam Grover | Lee Morgan |
| Champion | Champion, World's Wonder Horse |
Songs:
| Crime Will Never Pay | Gene Autry |
Crew:
| Executive in charge of Production |
Armand Schaefer |
| Directed by | George Archainbaud |
| Producer | Louis Gray |
| Screenplay | Earle Snell |
| Director of Photography | William Bradford, A.S.C. |
| Film Editor | Richard G. Wray |
| Musical Director | Carl Cotner |
| Music Supervisor | Irving Friedman |
| Musical Score | Walter Greene |
| Assistant Director | Nate Barragar |
| Recorded by | Glen Glenn Sound Company |
