At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double.At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double.At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double.
The Jones Boys
- Singers
- (as Jones Boys)
The Beverly Hillbillies
- Musicians
- (as Beverly Hill Billies)
The Light Crust Doughboys
- Musicians
- (as Light Crust Dough Boys)
Jack O'Shea
- Henchman Joe
- (as Jack O'Shay)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was cut to 54 minutes for television release in the mid-'50s but has been restored to its original running time, thanks to the combined efforts of The Western Movie Channel, the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage and the University of California-Los Angeles.
- GoofsThe Light Crust Doughboys and The Jones Boys appear in the credits, but do not appear in the shortened (54 minutes) version, but along with some additional action they appear in the original (71 minutes) movie.
- Quotes
Lee Wilson: Oh why was I ever born?
Gene Autry: Now this is no time for riddles.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen (2007)
- SoundtracksThe Martins and the Coys
(1936) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Ted Weems and Al Cameron
Performed by Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and The Beverly Hillbillies
Featured review
Where's the plot?
Mammoth Pictures star Tom Ford decides to go on vacation, but the studio's press agent Wilson needs to get ahold of him so he can make a scheduled appearance at the Texas Centennial in Dallas. The problem is solved when Wilson convinces Ford's stuntman, Gene Autry (Autry also doubles as Ford here), to go to the event impersonating Ford. The ruse works, but things go wrong when Autry decides to go on the radio singing, which Ford can not do. This ticks off Ford, who comes back to the studio to get Autry fired, but some gangsters are at the Centennial hoping to collect some of Ford's gambling debts from Autry. This film is good, but nothing more than a promo film for both the Centennial and Autry & the singing groups at Republic, as well as the studio itself. There are some pretty good action scenes at the beginning with Autry as the stuntman. Autry as Ford, however, doesn't convince anyone since his thespian abilities were never great (especially this early in his career). Fun to watch. Rating, based on B westerns, 7.
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- Mike-764
- Oct 19, 2004
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Astro por Aclamação
- Filming locations
- Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, USA(1936 Texas Centennial Exposition)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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