Riders in the Sky (1949)
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle business with his pal Chuckawalla Jones but decides instead to help Anne Lawson clear her father, rancher Ralph Lawson, of a false murder charge. He looks for the three witnesses who can testify that Lawson shot only in self defense in killing a gambler, but the witnesses are terrorized by another gambler, town boss Rock McCleary, who shoots witness Pop Roberts Morgan. Fatally wounded, Pop gives Gene the information needed to clear Lawson, then dies crying the "Ghost Riders" are coming for him. Gene then heads for a showdown with McCleary.
Director:
John English
Writer:
Gerald Geraghty
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Gene Autry as Gene Autry |
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Champion as Champ, Gene's Horse |
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Gloria Henry as Anne Lawson |
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Pat Buttram as 'Chuckwalla' |
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Mary Beth Hughes as Julie Stewart |
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Robert Livingston as 'Rock' McCleary |
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Steve Darrell as Ralph Lawson |
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Alan Hale Jr. as Marshal Riggs |
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Tom London as Old Man Robert |
| Directing | Paul Donnelly | Assistant Director |
| Art | Harold H. MacArthur | Art Direction |
| Sound | John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Frank Kramer | Set Decoration |
| Production | Gene Autry | Executive Producer |
| Camera | William Bradford | Director of Photography |
| Directing | John English | Director |
| Writing | Gerald Geraghty | Screenplay |
| Production | Armand Schaefer | Producer |
| Writing | Herbert A. Woodbury | Story |
