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Call of the Canyon is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Ruth Terry. Based on a story by Maurice Rapf and Olive Cooper, the film is about a singing cowboy who leads a group of cattlemen against the corrupt agent of a large packing company looking to swindle them by undercutting the buying price for beef. The film features three songs by Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers, including the classic "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle".
Original Release
08/17/1942
US Release
08/17/1942
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Smiley Burnette | Frog Millhouse |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Musicians, Cowhands |
| Ruth Terry | Katherine 'Kit' Carson / Katherine "Kit" Carson |
| Thurston Hall | Grantley B. Johnson |
| Joe Strauch Jr. | Tadpole Millhouse |
| Cliff Nazarro | Pete Murphy |
| Dorothea Kent | Jane Oakley |
| Edmund MacDonald | Thomas McCoy |
| Marc Lawrence | Horace Dunston |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Smiley Burnette | Frog Millhouse |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Musicians, Cowhands |
| Ruth Terry | Katherine 'Kit' Carson / Katherine "Kit" Carson |
| Thurston Hall | Grantley B. Johnson |
| Joe Strauch Jr. | Tadpole Millhouse |
| Cliff Nazarro | Pete Murphy |
| Dorothea Kent | Jane Oakley |
| Edmund MacDonald | Thomas McCoy |
| Marc Lawrence | Horace Dunston |
| John Harmon | The Pigeon / Pigeon |
| John Holland | Willy Hitchcock |
| Joy Barlow | Concertinist |
| Valmere Barman | Jitterbug |
| Muriel Barr | Guitarist |
| Ray Bennett | Nash |
| Pat Brady | Pat Brady - Bass Player - Sons of the Pioneers |
| Audrene Brier | Jitterbug |
| Bob Burns | Rancher |
| Nora Bush | Townswoman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harry Grey | Producer |
