''Man from Music Mountain'' is a 1938 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (March 19, 1894, San Diego – August 25, 1975, Santa Monica, California) was an American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on Western f ...

and starring Gene Autry,

Smiley Burnette Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, a ...

, and Carol Hughes. Written by

Betty Burbridge Elizabeth Burbridge (December 7, 1895 – September 19, 1987) was an American screenwriter and actress, best known for her Western screenplays. Biography Elizabeth Burbridge was born in San Diego, California on December 7, 1895, the grandd ...

and

Luci Ward Luci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius (from Latin ''Lux'', genitive ''Lucis'', meaning "light"). Luci is also an ancient Norman territorial surname derived from t ...

, based on a story by

Bernard McConville Bernard McConville (October 16, 1887 – December 27, 1961) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1915 and 1946. He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles County, California. Partial filmogra ...

, the film is about a singing cowboy who fights corrupt land developers who try to cheat honest ranchers who are unaware of the gold lying beneath their land.Magers, pp. 114–115.

Cast

* Gene Autry as Gene Autry *

as Frog Millhouse * Carol Hughes as Helen Foster *

Sally Payne Sally Payne (September 5, 1912 – May 8, 1999) was an American actress. She featured in several B-Westerns in the 1940s. Career Payne worked as a model for artists before making her first film, ''Hollywood Hobbies'' (1935), where she appeared ...

as Patsy * Ivan Miller as John Scanlon * Ed Cassidy as William Brady *

Lew Kelly Lew Kelly (August 24, 1879 – June 10, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1928 and 1944. He was born Louis Kelly in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected ...

as Bowdie Bill * Howard Chase as Abbott * Al Terr as Buddy Harmon * Frankie Marvin as Larry Higgins *

Earl Dwire Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940. Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with companies i ...

as Lew Martin *

Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...

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)

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 Thomas Haynes Bayly (13 October 1797 – 22 April 1839) was an English poet, songwriter, dramatist and writer. Life Bayly was born in Bath on 13 October 1797, the only child of Nathaniel Bayly, an influential citizen of Bath: he was related ...

) by Polly Jenkins and Her Plowboys * "William Tell Overture" (

Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards ...

) 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 "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (sometimes referred to as "Coming 'Round the Mountain") is a traditional folk song often categorized as children's music. The song is derived from the Christian spiritual known as "When the Chariot Comes". ...

" (Traditional)

References

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External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Man from Music Mountain 1938 films 1938 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Joseph Kane 1930s English-language films 1930s American films