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Riders in the Sky

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.

1949 |1h 9m |  Comedy, Drama, Music, Western

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Cast

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Gene Autry

Gene Autry

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Champion

Champ, Gene's Horse

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Gloria Henry

Anne Lawson

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Pat Buttram

'Chuckwalla'

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Mary Beth Hughes

Julie Stewart

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Robert Livingston

'Rock' McCleary

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Steve Darrell

Ralph Lawson

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Alan Hale Jr.

Marshal Riggs

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Tom London

Old Man Robert

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Language

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