Rovin' Tumbleweeds

November. 16,1939      
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Rancher Autry takes a job singing on the radio to aid farmers and ranchers whose lands were destroyed by raging floods. Blaming crooked politicians, he goes to Washington and tries to put through a food control bill and finds he has a lot to learn. In this classic release, Gene introduces his immortal theme song, "Back in the Saddle Again," which has gone on to become a piece of American History.

Gene Autry as  Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette as  Frog Millhouse
Mary Carlisle as  Mary Ford
Douglass Dumbrille as  Stephen Holloway
William Farnum as  Senator Timothy Nolan
Lee 'Lasses' White as  Storekeeper
Ralph Peters as  Satchel
Victor Potel as  Man in Store
Jack Ingram as  Blockade Boss
Sammy McKim as  Eddie

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Reviews

KnotMissPriceless
1939/11/16

Why so much hype?

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GazerRise
1939/11/17

Fantastic!

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TaryBiggBall
1939/11/18

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

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Aneesa Wardle
1939/11/19

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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