''Barbed Wire'' is a 1952 American
Western
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film directed by George Archainbaud and starring
Gene Autry, Anne James, and William Fawcett. Written by Gerald Geraghty, the film is about a cattle buyer who goes to Texas to investigate why the cattle trails to Kansas are blocked.
Plot
A cattle buyer, a federal agent, and a newswoman become involved in a railroad plot against the backdrop of a rancher vs. homesteader war.
Cast
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Gene Autry as Gene Autry
* Anne James as Gay Kendall
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Pat Buttram
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as "Buckeye" Buttram
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Leonard Penn
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as Steve Ruttledge
* William Fawcett as John S. 'Uncle John' Copeland
* Michael Vallon as Homesteader August Gormley
Production
Filming and budget
''Barbed Wire'' was filmed December 10–20, 1951. The film had an operating budget of $58,874.36
(equal to $ today).
[Magers 2007, p. 315.]
Filming locations
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Alabama Hills
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Lone Pine, California
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, USA
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Pioneertown, California, USA
Soundtrack
* "Mexicali Rose" (Jack Tenney, Helen Stone) by Gene Autry
* "Old Buckaroo" by Gene Autry
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1952 films
Columbia Pictures films
Films shot in Lone Pine, California
1952 Western (genre) films
Films set in Texas
American Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
1950s English-language films
Films directed by George Archainbaud
1950s American films