Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.
Director: John English
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Gene Autry as Gene Autry |
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Champion as Champion |
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Patricia Barry as Helen Carter |
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Jimmy Lloyd as Joe Lucas |
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Douglass Dumbrille as Henry Mitchell |
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Damian O'Flynn as Bill Wright |
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Clayton Moore as Henchman Pete |
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Harry Cheshire as Dr. Daniel Chadwick |
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Leon Weaver as Abner Weaver |
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Jerry Scoggins as The Cass County Boys |
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Fred S. Martin as The Cass County Boys |
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Bert Dodson as The Cass County Boys |
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Beulah Kettle as The Pinafores |
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Ione Kettle as The Pinafores |
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Eunice Kettle as The Pinafores |
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George Bell as Juror (uncredited) |
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Steve Benton as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Loie Bridge as Loie Weaver (uncredited) |
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Virginia Carroll as Townswoman at Hearing (uncredited) |
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Lane Chandler as Forest Ranger (uncredited) |
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Lynn Farr as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Roy Gordon as Supt. John Hoaglund (uncredited) |
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Ray Jones as Rancher (uncredited) |
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Nolan Leary as Rancher (uncredited) |
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Ted Mapes as Logger (uncredited) |
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Merrill McCormick as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited) |
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Jason Robards Sr. as Charles Carter (uncredited) |
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Robert Robinson as Townsman at Party (uncredited) |
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Sandy Sanders as Man at Party (uncredited) |
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Al Thompson as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited) |
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Jack Tornek as Dancer at Party (uncredited) |
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Len Torrey as The Marshal (uncredited) |
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Emmett Vogan as Dr. Farley (uncredited) |
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Blackie Whiteford as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited) |
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Britt Wood as Rancher Smith (uncredited) |
| Editing | Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Production | Armand Schaefer | Producer |
| Writing | Jack Townley | Writer |
| Camera | William Bradford | Director of Photography |
| Art | Harold H. MacArthur | Art Direction |
| Directing | John English | Director |
| Directing | Carl Hiecke | Assistant Director |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Homer Van Pelt | Still Photographer |
