In fact, Gene Autry was a huge favourite outside the USA too--there are Autry fans all over the world, even into the 21st century. From 1935 to 1953, except for during World War II when he signed up to serve his country, Gene starred in a series of western movies that delighted young and old. His films for Republic Pictures between 1935 and 1946, blended action, comedy, music and even a little romance--a combination that many found irresistable and made "The Singing Cowboy" a major box office star. In 1946, Gene signed on with Columbia, making films that still made good use of his musical talent, but that were more mature, with stronger plot-lines.
Of course, "Rovin' Tumbleweeds" is a Republic production, and while it is not in a class with "South of the Border", "Goldmine in the Sky"... More Info about this DVD Director(s): George Sherman DVD Release Date: Released the 25 March 2003 Usually ships within 2 to 3 days
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One of the most interesting concepts used by the "B" movie westerns of several production companies in the 1930s,40s, and 50s (notably Mascot and Republic) was the juxtaposition of the Old West shoot-em-up with 20th century gangsterism or espionage. Numerous Republic western features and serials go this route successfully, among them the Roy Rogers sabotage thriller "King of the Cowboys", and the Sammy Baugh nazis-in-a-zeppelin serial "King of the Texas Rangers". Without doubt one of the best of these is this 1939 Gene Autry vehicle. It is a great blend of romance, action, comedy,adventure, and intrigue, with perfectly proportioned doses of each. Well acted throughout, it is a story that casts Autry as a U.S. government undercover agent (as is "Frog Millhouse"???) sent "Southof the... More Info about this DVD Director(s): George Sherman DVD Release Date: Released the 25 March 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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This movie was a classic western musical. It had the talents of lovely Ann Miller, famous dancer, the fabulous comedy of Jimmy Durante and Gabby Hayes and of course the sweet voice of young Mary Lee. Gene, a radio star, returns to his home town of Torpedo as honorary sheriff for a day and winds up running for a permanent place as sheriff. The bad guys were ruling the town and Gene had to stop them. This was classed as a musical because of the many songs and dance routines, but it was also a classical Autry action movie as only he could make..If you have never been an Autry Fan or seen any of his movies this is the one to start with....Strangly enough, this is the very one that made this Autry collector fall in love with the life and legacy of Gene Autry and I have been collecting since... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Joseph Santley DVD Release Date: Released the 20 May 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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THIS WAS THE LAST MOVIE THAT GENE AUTRY MADE BEFORE ENLISTING TO FIGHT IN THE WAR. IT HAS A VERY GOOD STORY LINE AND ENDS WITH A FINAL PLEA TO AMERICAN PEOPLE TO STAND BY THEIR COUNTRY WITH THE SONG "DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT'S FEEDING YOU". GENE AUTRY WAS A VERY PATRIOTIC PERSON AND HE BELIEVED IN DOING THE RIGHT THING. THAT'S WHY HE ENLISTED, WHEN HE DID NOT HAVE TO. FOR A GOOD LOOK AT THE PERSONALITY OF AMERICA'S GREATEST SINGING COWBOY, AND POSSIBLY THE GREASTEST COWBOY THAT EVER LIVED, WATCH THIS MOVIE. FROM ALL ACCOUNTS HE WAS THE SAME OFF THE STAGE AS ON. "THE BELLS OF CAPISTRANO" JUST GIVES YOU A GLIMPSE OF THAT GREAT PERSONALITY. HE WAS TRULY A GREAT PERSON. More Info about this DVD Director(s): William Morgan DVD Release Date: Released the 29 July 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Back from the war, and still under contract to Republic Pictures, Gene Autry made a few more films for that studio before switching to a more lucrative relationship with Columbia. Of the five Republic movies Gene made after the war, "Sioux City Sue" was the first, and some feel the best. While not on a par with his classic Republic films of the late thirties, "Sioux City Sue" still provides enjoyable entertainment for fans of filmdom's greatest singing cowboy. There are many good western songs featured in this movie sung by Gene and the Cass County Boys ( when Gene moved to Columbia, he was smart enough to take the "boys" with him ), including "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You" and the catchy title song.
The plot is very slight--Gene is manipulated by an unscrupulous movie studio and... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Frank McDonald DVD Release Date: Released the 29 July 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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