1938 film by Joseph Kane, Betty Burbridge, Charles E. Ford
Man from Music Mountain |
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Directed by | Joseph Kane |
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Screenplay by | |
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Story by | Bernard McConville |
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Produced by | Charles E. Ford (associate) |
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Starring | |
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Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
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Edited by | Lester Orlebeck |
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Production company | |
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Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Release date |
- August 15, 1938 (1938-08-15) (U.S.)
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Running time | 58 minutes[1] |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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Man from Music Mountain is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes. Written by Betty Burbridge and Luci Ward, based on a story by Bernard McConville.
Plot
A singing cowboy fights corrupt land developers who try to cheat honest ranchers who are unaware of the gold lying beneath their land.[2]
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry
- Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse
- Carol Hughes as Helen Foster
- Sally Payne as Patsy
- Ivan Miller as John Scanlon
- Ed Cassidy as William Brady
- Lew Kelly as Bowdie Bill
- Howard Chase as Abbott
- Al Terr as Buddy Harmon
- Frankie Marvin as Larry Higgins
- Earl Dwire as Lew Martin
- Lloyd Ingraham as George Harmon
- Lillian Drew as Mrs. Chris
- Al Taylor as Henchman Hank
- Joe Yrigoyen as Henchman Pete
- Polly Jenkins and Her Plowboys as a Musical Group
- Champion as Gene's Horse (uncredited)[1]
Production
Soundtracks
- "There's a Little Deserted Town on the Prairie" (Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin, Fred Rose) by Gene Autry and Cowboys
- "The Man from Music Mountain" (Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence, Eddie Cherkose) by Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Cowboys
- "Love, Burning Love" (Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin, Fred Rose) by Smiley Burnette, Frankie Marvin, and an unidentified guitarist
- "All Nice People" (Smiley Burnette) by Smiley Burnette and an unidentified female quartet
- "I'm Beginning to Care" (Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin, Fred Rose) by Gene Autry
- "She Works Third Tub at the Laundry" (Smiley Burnette) by Smiley Burnette and Sally Payne
- "Untitled Instrumental" by Polly Jenkins and Her Plowboys
- "Long, Long Ago" (Thomas Haynes Bayly) by Polly Jenkins and Her Plowboys
- "William Tell Overture" (Gioachino Rossini) by Polly Jenkins and Her Plowboys
- "Good Bye, Pinto" (Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin, Fred Rose) by Gene Autry and Musicians
- "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (Traditional)[1]
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c Magers, p. 114.
- ^ Magers, pp. 114–115.
- Bibliography
External links