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Fun Autry Fact:

According to a 1953 fan magazine estimate, if all the recordings that Gene sold were stacked one atop of the other, the pile would be 57 miles high.

VHS Video Information

The Big Show

1936
Running Time:
Approximately 71 minutes
Fully Restored and Uncut

Synopsis:
Movie stunt-double Gene Autry must take the place of temperamental Western star Tom Ford (both roles are played by Gene) at the Texas Centennial. Gene's singing soon leads to complications with girlfriends, studio executives, and gangsters. This 1936 release was filmed on location at the Texas Centennial with musical guests the Beverly Hill Billies, Sons of the Pioneers (with Leonard Slye, later known as Roy Rogers), the Jones Boys, and the Light Crust Doughboys.


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