Mountain Rhythm (1939)

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Gene Autry

Gene Autry

Smiley Burnette

Frog Millhouse

June Storey

Alice

Maude Eburne

Ma Hutchins

Ferris Taylor

Judge Worthington

Walter Fenner

Mr. Cavanaugh

Jack Pennick

Rocky

Hooper Atchley

Mr. Daniels

Bernard Suss

MacCauley

Ed Cassidy

Sheriff Dalrimple
(as Edward Cassidy)

Jack Ingram

Henchman Ed Carney

Tom London

Deputy Tom

Roger Williams

Rancher Kimball

Frankie Marvin

Cowhand Burt

Chris Allen

Townsman
(uncredited)

Silver Tip Baker

Rancher
(uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Auctioneer Parkinson
(uncredited)

Brandon Beach

Henchman
(uncredited)

Director
- B. Reeves Eason
Writers
- Gerald Geraghty
- Connie Lee
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[first lines]
[commenting on Frog's rickety wagon]
Gene Autry: Boy, you'll be lucky if this thing holds till Pueblo City.
Frog Millhouse: Well, don't worry about it. It came all the way from Texas didn't it? I ain't walked yet!

Soundtracks
Highways Are Happy Ways (When They Lead the Way to Home)
(uncredited)
Music by Larry Shay
Lyrics by Harry Barris and Tommie Malie
Sung by Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ferris Taylor and Jack Pennick

Sub-par 60-minutes for Gene's premier Republic period. The story's pretty good even if familiar—ranchers being cheated out of their land. But putting their land up for auction does make for an exciting climax as Gene races against time. One reason I like these early Autry entries is that Frog gets to be more than comic relief. Here he does acrobatic fisticuffs with the best of them. He was really a very talented guy. Too bad the production doesn't leave the non-scenic San Fernando Valley for maybe scenic Lone Pine and the Sierras. After all, the title is Mountain Rhythm, not Valley Rhythm. Anyway, catch how the guys start that cattle stampede—it's funny as heck. The songs, unfortunately, are pretty undistinguished, except for a couple familiar ones. All in all, Gene's done better.