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Riders in the Sky
Riders in the Sky

Riders in the Sky

Gene and Champion Ride To Glory!... as the range echoes to the stirring strains of the great cowboy ballad!

Genres

ComedyDramaMusicWestern

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When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle business with his pal Chuckawalla Jones but decides instead to help Anne Lawson clear her father, rancher Ralph Lawson, of a false murder charge. He looks for the three witnesses who can testify that Lawson shot only in self defense in killing a gambler, but the witnesses are terrorized by another gambler, town boss Rock McCleary, who shoots witness Pop Roberts Morgan. Fatally wounded, Pop gives Gene the information needed to clear Lawson, then dies crying the "Ghost Riders" are coming for him. Gene then heads for a showdown with McCleary.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

29 November 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gene Autry

Gene Autry

Gene Autry

Champion

Champion

Champ, Gene's Horse

Gloria Henry

Gloria Henry

Anne Lawson

Pat Buttram

Pat Buttram

'Chuckwalla'

Mary Beth Hughes

Mary Beth Hughes

Julie Stewart

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

'Rock' McCleary

Steve Darrell

Steve Darrell

Ralph Lawson

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Marshal Riggs

Tom London

Tom London

Old Man Robert

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