Film Info
Public Cowboy No. 1
1937
Republic Pictures
Production #: 701
61 minutes
Synopsis:
Gene Autry believes in progress, but in the matter of handling cattle rustlers, he is for the old-time methods. In support of his friend, the sheriff, he sets out to trap a gang of cattle thieves who employ radios, planes and refrigerator trucks in staging their profitable raids. Assisted by his friend, Frog Millhouse, Gene attempts to trace the stolen beef to local wholesale meat dealer Jack Shannon, who evades arrest by producing hides for every carcass in his plant. Aroused by scathing editorials penned by newspaper publisher Helen Morgan, the townspeople call in city detectives to combat the gang with modern crime detection methods. In defiance, the rustlers proceed to stage their biggest haul. Frog gets wind of this attempt on his short-wave set, and Gene sends out a call for help to the countryside. Gene and his pals on horses, and the detectives in a car, head for the trouble spot. After a gunfight, the crooks are captured and Gene snags the ringleaders, without any sign from the city detectives. It turns out that their car has bogged down in a swamp! The town decides to stick by the old-fashioned straight-shootin' sheriff with a few slight concessions to progress.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Frog Millhouse | Smiley Burnette |
| Helen Morgan | Ann Rutherford |
| Sheriff Matt Doniphon | William Farnum |
| Jack Shannon | Arthur Loft |
| Stubby | Frankie Marvin |
| Jim Shannon | House Peters, Jr. |
| Quackenbush | James C. Morton |
| Thad Slaughter | Maston Williams |
| Justice | Frank La Rue |
| Ezra | Milburn Morante |
| Champion | Champion |
Songs:
| WANDERERS | Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Extras |
| THE WEST AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE | Gene Autry |
| HEEBIE JEEBIE BLUES | Smiley Burnette |
| THE WEST AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE | Gene Autry |
| I PICKED UP THE TRAIL TO YOUR HEART | Gene Autry |
| DEFECTIVE DETECTIVE FROM BROOKLYN | Smiley Burnette |
| OLD BUCK-A-ROO | Gene Autry |
| WANDERERS | Gene Autry, Extras |
Crew:
| Director | Joe Kane |
| Associate Producer | Sol C. Siegel |
| Screenplay | Oliver Drake |
| Original Story | Bernard McConville |
| Photography | Jack Marta |
| Supervising Editor | Murray Seldeen |
| Film Editors | Lester Orlebeck, George Reid |
| Sound Engineer | Terry Kellum |
| Musical Director | Raoul Kraushaar |
| Songs | Felix Bernard, Paul Francis Webster, Oliver Drake, Fleming Allan |
