Melody Ranch

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Summary: Melody ( and comedy ) ranch
Review: Gene Autry was a recording artist, a radio performer, and a business man, and in his films he played Gene Autry, a recording artist,a radio performer----etc. This strategy, plus his singing, helped to make him the No.1 Singing cowboy and it's all there in this film. The movie also shows that he knew the value of a good supporting cast, in this case including Ann Miller, who became a major star in Musicals, comedian Shnozzle Durante,
and Gabby Hayes. Players of this calibre, plus Gene's delivery of several songs, guarantees an entertaining 84 minutes.Of course I really like it because (a)I first saw it in 1942,(b) I always liked his singing, and it takes me back....

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Summary: Autry Musical
Review: This movie was a classic western musical. It had the talents of lovely Ann Miller, famous dancer, the fabulous comedy of Jimmy Durante and Gabby Hayes and of course the sweet voice of young Mary Lee. Gene, a radio star, returns to his home town of Torpedo as honorary sheriff for a day and winds up running for a permanent place as sheriff. The bad guys were ruling the town and Gene had to stop them. This was classed as a musical because of the many songs and dance routines, but it was also a classical Autry action movie as only he could make..If you have never been an Autry Fan or seen any of his movies this is the one to start with....Strangly enough, this is the very one that made this Autry collector fall in love with the life and legacy of Gene Autry and I have been collecting since that time....I highly recommend this movie!!!Give it a try and you'll become a fan of America Greatest Singing Cowboy!!