A bunch of businessmen are out to kidnap a former partner's son so he won't squeal on them. Guess who must stop them.A bunch of businessmen are out to kidnap a former partner's son so he won't squeal on them. Guess who must stop them.A bunch of businessmen are out to kidnap a former partner's son so he won't squeal on them. Guess who must stop them.
Clifford Severn
- Ronnie Willoughby
- (as Clifford Severn Jr.)
Chuck Baldra
- Rancher
- (uncredited)
Steve Benton
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe exact budget (expected cost of production) was $77,845. The actual exact cost was $83,633.
- GoofsAs they drive west on US Route 66 there is a road sign saying they are in Colorado. Route 66 did not go through Colorado.
- Quotes
Patsy Halloway: I wonder if we'll have to walk all the way to the ranch.
Joyce Halloway: Oh, it's only two or three thousand miles.
Patsy Halloway: Two or three thousand miles! You got me into this...
Joyce Halloway: Listen, Rebecca of Sunstroke Farm, coming along was your idea.
- SoundtracksThe Gaucho Serenade
(1939) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond and Nat Simon
Played during the opening and end credits
Performed by Gene Autry with José Eslava's Orchestra at the Cantina
Reprised later by Autry with an offscreen orchestra
Featured review
The Runaway Bride Meets Little Lord Fauntleroy!
"Gaucho Serenade" is a very enjoyable Gene Autry film that is, believe it or not, much like "Runaway Bride" and "Little Lord Fauntleroy" combined. However, oddly, there's nothing about Gauchos in the film and it all takes place in the States....thousands and thousands away from the Gauchos in Argentina an Uruguay! So, no...Gene does NOT head to South American and the closest thing to a Gaucho was Duncan Renaldo...a guy originally from Romania but who played Hispanic characters (such as The Cisco Kid).
When the story begins, some crooks are worried that Frederick Willoughby will talk. Willoughby is in San Quentin for a crime he didn't commit...and there's a huge incentive for him to tell the authorities what he knows about the crooks. So, to stop him, they meet his son's boat when it arrives from the UK and plan to kidnap the kid. As for Ronnie Willoughby, he pretty much does a Freddie Bartholomew impersonation...complete with the patrician British accent! But instead of him being kidnapped, he accidentally gets in Gene and Smiley's car...and the pair feel sorry for him and take him out west. But the kid is a bit of a dope...and tells them he wants to meet his dad at Rancho San Quentin!
Soon after hooking up with the kid, Gene and Smiley come upon two sisters, (June Story and Mary Lee...each of which made almost a dozen films with Autry over the years). The older sister is running away from a marriage she doesn't want...and soon the five of them are headed west to California. But eventually the kid is bound to learn that his father is in prison AND crooks will catch up to them.
This is an enjoyable time passer. But I cannot give it a higher score for one reason...the music is pretty dull compared to many Gene Autry movies. Not a memorable song in this one...and, unlike most singing, I really like Autry's tunes and missed his better and more familiar melodies.
When the story begins, some crooks are worried that Frederick Willoughby will talk. Willoughby is in San Quentin for a crime he didn't commit...and there's a huge incentive for him to tell the authorities what he knows about the crooks. So, to stop him, they meet his son's boat when it arrives from the UK and plan to kidnap the kid. As for Ronnie Willoughby, he pretty much does a Freddie Bartholomew impersonation...complete with the patrician British accent! But instead of him being kidnapped, he accidentally gets in Gene and Smiley's car...and the pair feel sorry for him and take him out west. But the kid is a bit of a dope...and tells them he wants to meet his dad at Rancho San Quentin!
Soon after hooking up with the kid, Gene and Smiley come upon two sisters, (June Story and Mary Lee...each of which made almost a dozen films with Autry over the years). The older sister is running away from a marriage she doesn't want...and soon the five of them are headed west to California. But eventually the kid is bound to learn that his father is in prison AND crooks will catch up to them.
This is an enjoyable time passer. But I cannot give it a higher score for one reason...the music is pretty dull compared to many Gene Autry movies. Not a memorable song in this one...and, unlike most singing, I really like Autry's tunes and missed his better and more familiar melodies.
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- planktonrules
- Aug 4, 2020
Details
- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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