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The Old Barn Dance

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Mr. Thornton (Ivan Miller), the wealthy owner of an exploitative tractor company, drives horse breeder Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his faithful sidekick, Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette), out of business. Thornton swindles the townspeople and -- to add insult to injury -- secretly signs on as the underwriter of Autry's new singing cowboy radio show. After angry listeners confront him about his affiliation with the tractor company, Autry struggles to stop Thornton and clear his own sullied name.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The lively modern-day Western makes for an enjoyable Gene Autry singing cowboy picture about corrupt businessmen tarnishing the honest cowboy's good name. Rated: B Aug 27, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Average Gene Autry western. There are a few good tunes, The Stafford Sisters are great. Good pacing, short and sweet. Very light and entertaining. There is a little less action in this one than most of his movies. Good doses of comedy thrown in. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 56/100. Average Gene Autry western. There are a few good tunes, The Stafford Sisters are great. Good pacing, short and sweet. Very light and entertaining. There is a little less action in this one than most of his movies. Good doses of comedy thrown in. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Joseph Kane

Director

Gene Autry

Gene Autry

Smiley Burnette

Frog Millhouse

Joan Valerie

Sally Dawson

Sammy McKim

Johnny Dawson

Roy Rogers

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Synopsis Mr. Thornton (Ivan Miller), the wealthy owner of an exploitative tractor company, drives horse breeder Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his faithful sidekick, Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette), out of business. Thornton swindles the townspeople and -- to add insult to injury -- secretly signs on as the underwriter of Autry's new singing cowboy radio show. After angry listeners confront him about his affiliation with the tractor company, Autry struggles to stop Thornton and clear his own sullied name.
Director
Joseph Kane
Producer
Sol C. Siegel
Screenwriter
Bernard McConville, Charles F. Royal
Production Co
Republic Pictures
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 0m
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