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Riders in the Sky

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Singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) comes to the aid of Anne Lawson (Gloria Henry), who is trying to help her rancher father, Ralph Lawson (Steve Darrell), beat a murder rap. Autry suspects that Ralph is in fact innocent, but he's having difficulty getting the two witnesses to the crime to speak up. One of the witnesses ends up killed, and Autry figures out that Rock McCleary (Robert Livingston) is behind it all. McCleary, however, is ready for a fight.
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08/23/2009 Probably Gene Autry's best film. It's an exciting western, and even has some great singing. Great pace, good story. A definite winner. See more 08/23/2009 Probably Gene Autry's best film. It's an exciting western, and even has some great singing. Great pace, good story. A definite winner. See more Read all reviews
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John English

Director

Gene Autry

Self

Pat Buttram

"Chuckwalla"

Gloria Henry

Anne Lawson

Steve Darrell

Ralph Lawson

Robert Livingston

"Rock" McCleary
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Synopsis Singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) comes to the aid of Anne Lawson (Gloria Henry), who is trying to help her rancher father, Ralph Lawson (Steve Darrell), beat a murder rap. Autry suspects that Ralph is in fact innocent, but he's having difficulty getting the two witnesses to the crime to speak up. One of the witnesses ends up killed, and Autry figures out that Rock McCleary (Robert Livingston) is behind it all. McCleary, however, is ready for a fight.
Director
John English
Producer
Armand Schaefer
Screenwriter
Gerald Geraghty
Production Co
Gene Autry Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 20, 2007
Runtime
1h 10m