Gaucho Serenade
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Frank Mcdonald
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
June Storey
Duncan Renaldo
Mary Lee
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Frederick Willoughby, who has been framed for embezzlement by his employer, Edward Martin of the Western Packing Company, agrees to testify on behalf of the independent ranchers whom Martin is driving out of business. To prevent Willoughby from testifying, Martin schemes to kidnap his son Ronnie, a school boy living in London, and cables the boy to come to visit his father at "Rancho San Quentin." After arriving by boat, Ronnie mistakes Gene and Frog, itinerant ranch hands, for the cowboys supposedly sent by his father and climbs into their car, where he falls asleep. Unaware of their stowaway, Gene and Frog are already on the road to California when they discover their passenger. After hearing Ronnie's story of his father's vast "spread," Gene decides to retain custody of the boy until he can investigate. While driving along the road, the threesome almost collide with Joyce Halloway and her little sister Patsy, who are fleeing from Joyce's prospective bridegroom. Patsy and Joyce hide in Gene's horse trailer, and after several squabbles, Gene finally agrees to drive them to their ranch in California. Soon after, Martin's thugs, who have been following Ronnie, attempt to kidnap the boy. Later Joyce offers Ronnie refuge at her ranch, which she pretends is Rancho San Quentin. Meanwhile, Willoughby, concerned about his son, breaks out of jail, and Martin sends his men to join the posse in pursuit of the fugitive. Arriving at the ranch, Martin learns that Ronnie is safe and surrenders to the sheriff, but when Martin's men attempt to hijack the train carrying the fugitive back to prison, Gene rides to the rescue. Exonerated by Gene's testimony, Willoughby returns to claim his son, and Gene agrees to stay at the ranch as Joyce's foreman.
Director
Frank Mcdonald
Cast
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
June Storey
Duncan Renaldo
Mary Lee
Clifford Severn Jr.
Lester Matthews
Smith Ballew
Joseph Crehan
William Ruhl
Wade Boteler
Ted Adams
Wendell Niles
The Velascos
Jose Eslava's Orchestra
Crew
Gene Autry
William Berke
Betty Burbridge
Smiley Burnette
James Cavanaugh
Mack Davis
Harry Knight
Raoul Kraushaar
Reginald Lanning
Connie Lee
Tony Martinelli
Johnny Marvin
Sammy Mysels
John Redmond
Bradford Ropes
Dick Sanford
Nat Simon
Al Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Darling, you forget that we borrowed the bridegroom's car without his permission and that's, well, that's...- Joyce Halloway
I know - that's arson!- Patsy Halloway
I wonder if we'll have to walk all the way to the ranch.- Patsy Halloway
Oh, it's only two or three thousand miles.- Joyce Halloway
Two or three thousand miles! You got me into this...- Patsy Halloway
Listen, Rebecca of Sunstroke Farm, coming along was your idea.- Joyce Halloway
Trivia
Notes
The working title of this film was The Old Mill Stream. The title of the viewed print was Keep Rollin', the television release title. According to modern sources, Gene Autry performed a stunt in the production in which he jumps from a galloping horse to a moving train. Modern sources also add Fred Burns, Julian Rivero, George Lloyd, Edward Cassidy, Joe Dominguez, Olaf Hytten, Fred Toones, Gene Morgan, Jack Kirk, Harry Strang, Hank Worden, Kernan Cripps, Jim Corey, Tom London, Walter Miller, Champion, a horse, Frankie Marvin and Buck Bucko to the cast.
