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Riders of the Whistling Pines

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The discovery of an invasive insect species threatens his logging business, so Bill Wright (Damian O'Flynn) murders a forest ranger to keep him from reporting his findings. Local hunter Gene Autry (Gene Autry), who had been nearby, shooting at a mountain lion, thinks he may have been responsible for the ranger's death and takes over his job out of a sense of duty to the man's daughter (Patricia White). Gene and his sidekick, Joe Lucas (Jimmy Lloyd), battle Wright and his men to save the forest.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/18/2014
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The title is derived from one of the many songs Gene sings on his merry way to bagging the villains in an undisclosed timber preserve. Go to Full Review
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06/04/2014 There is something worse than DDT being used on the forest and it kills quickly. But Gene will save the forest, arrest the bad guys, and get the girl. Autry ,once again, has an able sidekick who is a very fine actor. The song "It's My Lazy Day" is inspiring. See more 08/16/2010 Gene Autry versus the Environmentalists! Gene leads some Forest Service agents in spraying DDT to stop a bug infestation that will wipe out the forest. Greedy lumbermen want to stop the spraying so they'll get to take all of the infested lumber, instead of just portions of it if the forest stays healthy. They spread a rumor that DDT will kill livestock and woodland animals. But don't worry, cause Gene knows that the doctors and scientists say it's safe! Funny to hear the ranchers and civilians asking if their livestock or fish in the streams will be poisoned, Gene advocating the safety of it. In other scenes, Gene argues with one of his spraying pilots who crashed a plane because he was drinking too hard. After the pilot sobers up, he tries to resign, but Gene enables his alcoholism by saying he should stay on the job and "we'll fight this thing!" Don't miss the good guy's kamikaze attack during the climax! See more 03/12/2010 60/100. Certainly one of the more interesting Gene Autry westerns, good plot, the bad guys are destroying all the timber in a government forest preserve. Autry does what he can to prevent it, but the accuse him of poisoning cattle. Longer than most entries at 72 minutes, it has some good aerial scenes and some great singing as well. See more 03/12/2010 60/100. Certainly one of the more interesting Gene Autry westerns, good plot, the bad guys are destroying all the timber in a government forest preserve. Autry does what he can to prevent it, but the accuse him of poisoning cattle. Longer than most entries at 72 minutes, it has some good aerial scenes and some great singing as well. See more 01/01/2010 One of Autry's more serious good guy action films. I don' even remember him singing in it. It's also unusual for it's day as it carries an enviromental message on protecting forests and resources from depletion. The staging and the acting are done well. If your a non- singing Autry fan you'll enjoy this. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The discovery of an invasive insect species threatens his logging business, so Bill Wright (Damian O'Flynn) murders a forest ranger to keep him from reporting his findings. Local hunter Gene Autry (Gene Autry), who had been nearby, shooting at a mountain lion, thinks he may have been responsible for the ranger's death and takes over his job out of a sense of duty to the man's daughter (Patricia White). Gene and his sidekick, Joe Lucas (Jimmy Lloyd), battle Wright and his men to save the forest.
Director
John English
Producer
Armand Schaefer
Screenwriter
Jack Townley
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Gene Autry Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 16, 1949, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 12m