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Rancho Grande is a american film of genre Western directed by Frank McDonald released in USA on 22 march 1940 with Gene Autry

Rancho Grande (1940)

Rancho Grande
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Released in USA 22 march 1940
Length 1h7
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Western
Rating65% 3.2715753.2715753.2715753.2715753.271575

Rancho Grande is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Bradford Ropes, Betty Burbridge, and Peter Milne, based on a story by Peter Milne and Connie Lee, the film is about a singing cowboy and ranch foreman responsible for completing an important irrigation project and for the three spoiled grandchildren of his former boss who come out West to the ranch they inherited.

Synopsis

Following the death of rancher John Dodge, foreman Gene Autry (Gene Autry) is left the responsibility of taking care of Rancho Grande ranch and Dodge's three spoiled grandchildren raised in the east. Gene is also responsible for completing a major project started by Dodge—the construction of an irrigation system that would bring valuable water to the faithful Rancho Grande employees in the southern part of the valley. Dodge mortgaged his ranch in order to finance the project.

Actors

Gene Autry

(Gene Autry)Smiley Burnette

(Frog Millhouse)June Storey

(Kay Dodge)Mary Lee

(Patsy Dodge)Ferris Taylor

(Emery Benson)
And :
Roscoe Ates
Rex Lease
Joseph De Stefani
Roy Barcroft
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