Man from Music Mountain (1938 film) explained

Man from Music Mountain
Director:	Joseph Kane
Producer:	Charles E. Ford (associate)
Story:	Bernard McConville
Cinematography:	Jack A. Marta
Editing:	Lester Orlebeck
Studio:	Republic Pictures
Distributor:	Republic Pictures
Runtime:	58 minutes^[1]
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Man from Music Mountain is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes. Written by Betty Burbridge and Luci Ward, based on a story by Bernard McConville.

Plot

A singing cowboy fights corrupt land developers who try to cheat honest ranchers who are unaware of the gold lying beneath their land.^[2]

Cast

• Gene Autry as Gene Autry
• Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse
• Carol Hughes as Helen Foster
• Sally Payne as Patsy
• Ivan Miller as John Scanlon
• Ed Cassidy as William Brady
• Lew Kelly as Bowdie Bill
• Howard Chase as Abbott
• Al Terr as Buddy Harmon
• Frankie Marvin as Larry Higgins
• Earl Dwire as Lew Martin
• Lloyd Ingraham 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)^[1]

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) by Polly Jenkins and Her Plowboys
• "William Tell Overture" (Gioachino Rossini) 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" (Traditional)^[1]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Book: George-Warren, Holly . Public Cowboy no. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry . Oxford University Press . New York . 2007 . 978-0195177466 . registration .
• Book: Green, Douglas B. . Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy . registration . Vanderbilt University Press . Nashville . 2002 . 978-0826514127.
• Book: Magers, Boyd . Gene Autry Westerns . Empire Publishing, Inc. . Madison, NC . 2007 . 978-0944019498.

Notes and References

1. Magers, p. 114.
2. Magers, pp. 114–115.