The Strawberry Roan
1948 film by John English
- Dwight Cummins
- Dorothy Yost
Gloria Henry
Jack Holt
Dickie Jones
Pat Buttram
Production
company
company
Gene Autry Productions
Release date
- August 1, 1948 (1948-08-01)
Running time
The Strawberry Roan is a 1948 American western drama film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Gloria Henry and Jack Holt.[1] It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was the first of two Autry Columbia films shot in Cinecolor, it was followed by The Big Sombrero.
Plot
Joe is paralyzed by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. His father, Walt, tries to kill the horse in anger but is unsuccessful and the horse escapes. Autry, who stopped Walt from killing the animal, is asked to leave the ranch. He finds the horse and trains it in the hopes of returning it to Joe to give him the will to overcome his disability.
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry
- Gloria Henry as Connie Bailey
- Jack Holt as Walt Bailey
- Dickie Jones as Joe Bailey
- Pat Buttram as Hank
- Rufe Davis as Chuck
- John McGuire as Bud Williams
- Eddy Waller as Steve
- Redd Harper as Andy
- Champion as Champ, the Strawberry Roan[2]
Production
Stuntwork
- Ted Mapes
- Eddie Parker[2]
Filming locations
- Santa Clarita, California, USA
- Andy Jauregui Ranch, Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
- Sedona, Arizona, USA[3]
Soundtrack
- "The Strawberry Roan" (Curley Fletcher) by Gene Autry
- "Texas Sandman" (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) by Gene Autry
- "The Angel Song (When the Angels turn the lights on in Heaven)" (Gene Austin, Curt Massey, Mary Millard) by Gene Autry
- "Can't Shake the Sands of Texas From My Shoes" (Gene Austin, Kenneth Pitts, Diane Johnston) by Gene Autry
- "When the White Roses Bloom in Red River Valley" by Gene Autry[4]
References
- Citations
- ^ "The Strawberry Roan". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "Full cast and crew for The Strawberry Roan". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Locations for The Strawberry Roan". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Soundtracks for The Strawberry Roan". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- Bibliography
- George-Warren, Holly (2007). Public Cowboy no. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195177466.
- Green, Douglas B. (2002). Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0826514127.
- Magers, Boyd (2007). Gene Autry Westerns. Madison, NC: Empire Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0944019498.
External links
- The Strawberry Roan at IMDb
- The Strawberry Roan at the TCM Movie Database
- The Strawberry Roan at AllMovie
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Films directed by John English
- His Fighting Blood (1935)
- Red Blood of Courage (1935)
- Arizona Days (1937)
- Whistling Bullets (1937)
- Call the Mesquiteers (1938)
- Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
- Gangs of Sonora (1941)
- Code of the Outlaw (1942)
- The Phantom Plainsmen (1942)
- Raiders of the Range (1942)
- Valley of Hunted Men (1942)
- Westward Ho (1942)
- The Yukon Patrol (1942)
- Dead Man's Gulch (1943)
- Death Valley Manhunt (1943)
- Drums of Fu Manchu (1943)
- The Fighting Devil Dogs (1943)
- The Man from Thunder River (1943)
- Overland Mail Robbery (1943)
- Raiders of Sunset Pass (1943)
- Thundering Trails (1943)
- The Black Hills Express (1943)
- Faces in the Fog (1944)
- Call of the South Seas (1944)
- The Laramie Trail (1944)
- The Port of 40 Thieves (1944)
- San Fernando Valley (1944)
- Silver City Kid (1944)
- Behind City Lights (1945)
- Don't Fence Me In (1945)
- Grissly's Millions (1945)
- The Phantom Speaks (1945)
- Utah (1945)
- Murder in the Music Hall (1946)
- The Last Round-Up (1947)
- Trail to San Antone (1947)
- The Strawberry Roan (1948)
- Loaded Pistols (1949)
- Riders in the Sky (1949)
- Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
- Rim of the Canyon (1949)
- The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
- Beyond the Purple Hills (1950)
- The Blazing Sun (1950)
- Cow Town (1950)
- Indian Territory (1950)
- Mule Train (1950)
- Sons of New Mexico (1950)
- Gene Autry and the Mounties (1951)
- The Hills of Utah (1951)
- Silver Canyon (1951)
- Valley of Fire (1951)
- Whirlwind (1951)