Gene Autry 1907-1998 |
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Gene Autry Trivia: |
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(From Old Corral collection) TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS (Republic, 1935) was Gene Autry's first starring B-western, and the above title lobby card shows Gene on the original Champion (with that unique face blaze and three white socks). About six months earlier, his first starring film was released, THE PHANTOM EMPIRE (Mascot, 1935) serial. (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above from L-to-R are Chief Thunder Cloud (Victor Daniels), Ray Corrigan, Gene Autry and Allan Sears in a lobby card from Autry's THE SINGING VAGABOND (Republic, 1935). (From Old Corral collection) Above is a re-release lobby card from Gene Autry's GOLD MINE IN THE SKY (Republic, 1938). From left to right are Smiley Burnette, Autry, a young George Montgomery (peering over Champion's saddle), partial face may be Frankie Marvin, unidentified player with his back to the camera (may be Craig Reynolds). The moustached guy on the right is John Beach. An on the far right is a partial face of Art Dillard. (From Old Corral collection) Above standing are Frank McCarroll (left) and a clean shaven Tex Terry (right) with six-guns leveled at Gene Autry. At the desk is Charles Evans. Lobby card from TWILIGHT ON THE RIO GRANDE (Republic, 1947). This was one of five films that Gene did for Republic after he returned from World War II duty. He then left Republic, formed his own production company, and released new films through Columbia Pictures. |
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Release Date |
Title | Company | Director | Star | Sidekick | Leading Lady | Autry Role |
11/15/34 | IN OLD SANTA FE | Mascot | David Howard | Ken Maynard | N/A | N/A | Gene Autry |
12/3/34 | MYSTERY MOUNTAIN | Mascot | B. Reeves Eason & Otto Brower | Ken Maynard | N/A | N/A | Henchman Thomas |
2/23/35 | PHANTOM EMPIRE, THE | Mascot | B. Reeves Eason & Otto Brower | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Dorothy Christy | Gene Autry |
9/5/35 | TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Lucile Browne | Gene Autry |
9/24/35 | MELODY TRAIL | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Ann Rutherford | Gene Autry |
11/19/35 | SAGEBRUSH TROUBADOUR, THE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Barbara Pepper | Gene Autry |
12/11/35 | SINGING VAGABOND, THE | Republic | Carl Pierson | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Ann Rutherford | Captain Tex Autry |
3/2/36 | RED RIVER VALLEY (reissued as MAN OF THE FRONTIER) | Republic | B. Reeves Eason | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Frances Grant | Gene Autry |
5/13/36 | SINGING COWBOY, THE | Republic | Mack V. Wright | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Lois Wilde | Gene Autry |
6/22/36 | GUNS AND GUITARS | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Dorothy Dix | Gene Autry |
9/19/36 | OH, SUSANNA! | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Frances Grant | Gene Autry |
9/30/36 | RIDE, RANGER, RIDE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Kay Hughes | Lt. Gene Autry |
11/16/36 | BIG SHOW, THE | Republic | Mack V. Wright | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Kay Hughes | Dual role as Tom Ford and Gene Autry |
12/21/36 | OLD CORRAL, THE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Hope (Irene) Manning | Gene Autry |
12/31/36 | COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN | Republic | Mack V. Wright | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Ann Rutherford | Gene Autry |
3/27/37 | GIT ALONG LITTLE DOGIES | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Judith Allen | Gene Autry |
4/22/37 | ROUND-UP TIME IN TEXAS | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Maxine Doyle | Gene Autry |
5/12/37 | ROOTIN' TOOTIN' RHYTHM | Republic | Mack V. Wright | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Armida | Gene Autry |
6/14/37 | YODELING KID FROM PINE RIDGE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Betty Bronson | Gene Autry |
8/23/37 | PUBLIC COWBOY NUMBER 1 | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Ann Rutherford | Gene Autry |
10/11/37 | BOOTS AND SADDLES | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Judith Allen | Gene Autry |
11/13/37 | MANHATTAN MERRY-GO-ROUND | Republic | Charles F. Reisner | Phil Regan | N/A | N/A | Himself, Guest Star |
11/15/37 | SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Polly Rowles | Gene Autry |
1/29/38 | OLD BARN DANCE, THE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Helen Valkis | Gene Autry |
7/5/38 | GOLD MINE IN THE SKY | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Carol Hughes | Gene Autry |
8/8/38 | MAN FROM MUSIC MOUNTAIN | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Carol Hughes | Gene Autry |
10/19/38 | PRAIRIE MOON | Republic | Ralph Staub | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Shirley Deane | Gene Autry |
11/5/38 | RHYTHM OF THE SADDLE | Republic | George Sherman | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Peggy Moran | Gene Autry |
12/2/38 | WESTERN JAMBOREE | Republic | Ralph Staub | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Jean Rouveral | Gene Autry |
2/3/39 | HOME ON THE PRAIRIE | Republic | Jack Townley | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
3/29/39 | MEXICALI ROSE | Republic | George Sherman | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Luana Walters | Gene Autry |
5/4/39 | BLUE MONTANA SKIES | Republic | B. Reeves Eason | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
6/9/39 | MOUNTAIN RHYTHM | Republic | B. Reeves Eason | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
7/31/39 | COLORADO SUNSET | Republic | George Sherman | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
8/14/39 | IN OLD MONTEREY | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
11/6/39 | ROVIN' TUMBLEWEEDS | Republic | George Sherman | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Mary Carlisle | Gene Autry |
12/15/39 | SOUTH OF THE BORDER | Republic | George Sherman | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Lupita Tovar & June Storey | Gene Autry |
3/1/40 | RADIO RANCH (PHANTOM EMPIRE Feature) | Mascot | B. Reeves Eason & Otto Brower | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Dorothy Christy | Gene Autry |
3/22/40 | RANCHO GRANDE | Republic | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
4/26/40 | SHOOTING HIGH | 20th-Fox | Alfred E. Green | Gene Autry | N/A | Marjorie Weaver | Will Carson |
5/10/40 | GAUCHO SERENADE | Republic | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
7/7/40 | UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS | Paramount | Jerry Fairbanks | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
7/15/40 | CAROLINA MOON | Republic | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
9/6/40 | RIDE, TENDERFOOT, RIDE | Republic | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | June Storey | Gene Autry |
11/9/40 | RODEO DOUGH | Warners | Sammy Lee | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
11/15/40 | MELODY RANCH | Republic | Joseph Santley | Gene Autry | Jimmy Durante | Ann Miller | Gene Autry |
1/24/41 | RIDIN' ON A RAINBOW | Republic | Lew Landers | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Carol Adams | Gene Autry |
3/14/41 | BACK IN THE SADDLE | Republic | Lew Landers | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Jacqueline Wells | Gene Autry |
4/26/41 | SINGING HILL, THE | Republic | Lew Landers | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Virginia Dale | Gene Autry |
6/24/41 | MEET THE STARS - Meet Roy Rogers | Republic | Harriet Parsons | Roy Rogers | N/A | N/A | Himself |
7/15/41 | SUNSET IN WYOMING | Republic | William Morgan | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Maris Wrixon | Gene Autry |
8/25/41 | UNDER FIESTA STARS | Republic | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Carol Hughes | Gene Autry |
10/15/41 | DOWN MEXICO WAY | Republic | Joseph Santley | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Fay McKenzie | Gene Autry |
11/12/41 | SIERRA SUE | Republic | William Morgan | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Fay McKenzie | Gene Autry |
1/30/42 | COWBOY SERENADE | Republic | William Morgan | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Fay McKenzie | Gene Autry |
3/11/42 | HEART OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE | Republic | William Morgan | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Fay McKenzie | Gene Autry |
4/29/42 | HOME IN WYOMIN' | Republic | William Morgan | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Fay McKenzie | Gene Autry |
5/25/42 | STARDUST ON THE SAGE | Republic | William Morgan | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Louise Currie | Gene Autry |
8/5/42 | CALL OF THE CANYON | Republic | Joseph Santley | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Ruth Terry | Gene Autry |
9/15/42 | BELLS OF CAPISTRANO | Republic | William Morgan | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Virginia Grey | Gene Autry |
Autry in World War II Service (Air Transport Command) | |||||||
7/4/46 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Hollywood Victory Show | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
11/21/46 | SIOUX CITY SUE | Republic | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | Sterling Holloway | Lynne Roberts | Gene Autry |
1/25/47 | TRAIL TO SAN ANTONE | Republic | John English | Gene Autry | Sterling Holloway | Peggy Stewart | Gene Autry |
4/1/47 | TWILIGHT ON THE RIO GRANDE | Republic | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | Sterling Holloway | Adele Mara | Gene Autry |
6/15/47 | SADDLE PALS | Republic | Lesley Selander | Gene Autry | Sterling Holloway | Lynne Roberts | Gene Autry |
7/15/47 | ROBIN HOOD OF TEXAS | Republic | Lesley Selander | Gene Autry | Sterling Holloway | Lynne Roberts | Gene Autry |
9/4/47 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Hollywood Cowboys | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
11/5/47 | LAST ROUND-UP, THE | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | N/A | Jean Heather & Carol Thurston | Gene Autry |
8/1/48 | STRAWBERRY ROAN, THE (Cinecolor) | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Gloria Henry | Gene Autry |
1/7/49 | LOADED PISTOLS | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | N/A | Barbara Britton | Gene Autry |
4/19/49 | BIG SOMBRERO, THE (Cinecolor) | Columbia | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | N/A | Elena Verdugo | Gene Autry |
5/1/49 | RIDERS OF THE WHISTLING PINES | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | N/A | Patricia White (Barry) | Gene Autry |
7/1/49 | RIM OF THE CANYON | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | N/A | Nan Leslie | Dual role as Gene and his father Marshal Steve Autry |
9/15/49 | COWBOY AND THE INDIANS, THE | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | N/A | Sheila Ryan | Gene Autry |
11/1/49 | RIDERS IN THE SKY | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Gloria Henry | Gene Autry |
11/17/49 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (2853)-Hollywood Rodeo | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself, Commentator |
1/14/50 | SONS OF NEW MEXICO | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | N/A | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
2/22/50 | MULE TRAIN | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Sheila Ryan | Gene Autry |
5/13/50 | SCREEN ACTORS | M-G-M | None credited | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
5/19/50 | COW TOWN | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | N/A | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
6/1/50 | HOEDOWN | Columbia | Ray Nazarro | Eddy Arnold | N/A | N/A | Jock Mahoney singing voice |
7/1/50 | BEYOND THE PURPLE HILLS | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Jo (Carroll) Dennison | Gene Autry |
9/30/50 | INDIAN TERRITORY | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
11/20/50 | BLAZING SUN, THE | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Lynne Roberts & Anne Gwynne | Gene Autry |
1/3/51 | GENE AUTRY AND THE MOUNTIES | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Elena Verdugo | Gene Autry |
3/15/51 | TEXANS NEVER CRY | Columbia | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Mary Castle & Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
4/16/51 | WHIRLWIND | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
6/20/51 | SILVER CANYON | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
9/30/51 | HILLS OF UTAH, THE | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Elaine Riley & Donna Martell | Gene Autry |
11/15/51 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Hollywood Goes Western | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
11/20/51 | VALLEY OF FIRE | Columbia | John English | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
1/15/52 | OLD WEST, THE | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
3/18/52 | NIGHT STAGE TO GALVESTON | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Virginia Huston | Gene Autry |
5/30/52 | APACHE COUNTRY | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Carolina Cotton | Gene Autry |
7/25/52 | BARBED WIRE | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Anne James | Gene Autry |
9/8/52 | WAGON TEAM | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
11/30/52 | BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES (SepiaTone) | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Pat Buttram | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
1/14/53 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Fun in the Sun | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
1/15/53 | WINNING OF THE WEST | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
3/25/53 | ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
5/20/53 | GOLDTOWN GHOST RAIDERS | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
7/5/53 | PACK TRAIN | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Gail Davis | Gene Autry |
8/20/53 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Out West in Hollywood | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
9/20/53 | SAGINAW TRAIL | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Connie Marshall | Gene Autry |
11/30/53 | LAST OF THE PONY RIDERS | Columbia | George Archainbaud | Gene Autry | Smiley Burnette | Kathleen Case | Gene Autry |
1/2/54 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Memories in Uniform | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
10/21/54 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Hollywood Stars on Parade | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
4/6/55 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Hollywood Cowboy Stars | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
5/7/56 | SCREEN SNAPSHOTS-Hollywood Bronc Busters | Columbia | Ralph Staub | None | N/A | N/A | Himself |
Footnote: some filmographies on Autry list him as one of the western TV and movie 'guest stars' in the Bob Hope comedy ALIAS JESSE JAMES (United Artists, 1959). This is incorrect.
Boyd Magers has a review of this film and mentions "in the final shootout: Hugh 'Wyatt Earp' O'Brian, Ward 'Wagon Train' Bond, Roy Rogers, Gary Cooper, Fess 'Davy Crockett' Parker, Jay 'Tonto' Silverheels, James 'Gunsmoke' Arness and Gail 'Annie Oakley' Davis. Gene Autry and James Garner are often credited as being among these cameos but are definitely not. Jim Davis plays brother Frank James with flaming Rhonda Fleming as Jesse (and Bob's) girl."
Got an e-mail from Ron McKnight, who had the MGM/UA video, and confirms that Autry and Garner are not in this film.