Singing on the Trail (1946)
In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-lookalike Dusty Anderson. She played Helen Wyatt, whose father (the rotund Guy Kibbee) loses his ranch to the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, the Hot Shots have been swindled by a couple of Eastern crooks (Ian Keith and Matt Willis) and consider themselves the lawful owners. Chased by the irascible Wyatt, the band members seek protection from aspiring singer Curt Stanton (Curtis), who they mistake for a gunslinger.
Director:
Ray Nazarro
Writer:
J. Benton Cheney
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Ken Curtis as Curt Stanton |
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Jeff Donnell as Cindy Brown |
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Guy Kibbee as Dusty Wyatt |
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Dusty Anderson as Helen Wyatt |
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Big Boy Webster |
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Four Chicks and a Chuck as Speciality Act |
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Paul Trietsch as Hezzie (of The Hoosier Hot Shots) |
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Ken Trietsch as Ken (of The Hoosier Hot Shots) |
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Gil Taylor as Gil (of The Hoosier Hot Shots) |
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Charles Ward as Gabe (of The Hoosier Hot Shots) |
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Ian Keith as Jerry Easton |
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Matt Willis as Dan Prichard |
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Sam Flint as Terrence Mallory |
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Joe Haworth as Pete - Gunman |
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Eddy Waller as Lem |
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Chuck Goldstein as Member - Four Chicks and a Chuck |
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Deuce Spriggins as Deuce Spriggins - Bandleader |
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Carolina Cotton as Carolina - Band Singer (uncredited) |
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Jody Gilbert as Casey (uncredited) |
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Coulter Irwin as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Production | Colbert Clark | Producer |
| Camera | George F. Kelley | Director of Photography |
| Editing | James Sweeney | Editor |
| Art | Charles Clague | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert C. Bradfield | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jack A. Goodrich | Sound |
| Directing | Ray Nazarro | Director |
| Writing | J. Benton Cheney | Screenplay |
