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The Singing Cowboy is a american film of genre Western directed by Mack V. Wright released in USA on 11 may 1936 with Gene Autry
The Singing Cowboy (1936)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 may 1936
Length 56minutes
Directed by Mack V. Wright
OriginUSA
Genres Western
Rating58%
The Singing Cowboy is a 1936 American Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Lois Wilde. Based on a story by Tom Gibson, the film is about a cowboy who decides to sing on television in order to raise money for the orphaned daughter of his former boss who was murdered.
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Ranch owner Steve Stevens (John Van Pelt) is shot by his greedy partner, Martin (Lon Chaney, Jr.), who then sets fire to Stevens' barn. Stevens' last request is for cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) to look after his daughter, Lou Ann (Ann Gillis), who was trampled by a horse during the barn fire and paralyzed. Martin befriends Lou Ann, hoping to gain possession of the secret gold mine beneath the Stevens' ranch. Lou Ann does not suspect Martin in her father's murder.Actors
Gene Autry
(Gene Autry)
Smiley Burnette
(Frog Millhouse)
Lois Wilde
(Helen Blake)
Lon Chaney, Jr.
(Martin)
Ann Gillis
(Lou Ann Stevens)
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