Film Info
Rim of the Canyon
1949
Columbia Pictures
Production #: 947
70 minutes
Synopsis:
Gene Autry's horse Champion is stolen by three escaped convicts, two of whom had been captured twenty years earlier by Gene's father, City Marshal Steve Autry (Gene in a dual role) after the theft of $30,000 from "Big Tim" Hanlon, a bonanza king. Gene traces the convicts to the ghost town where they stashed the money and finds schoolteacher Ruth Lambert, who claims to have talked to Big Tim, long believed dead. Loco John, a prospector, warns Gene that the killers are in the area. The convicts storm into town, cannot find the money and blame Gene. A slugfest follows, with Gene and his friends hunted through the spooky buildings. Gene recovers his horse and a gun and shoots down one of the convicts, while an angry Champion tramples another to death. Big Tim, who is really alive, recovers the stolen $30,000, leaving Gene and Ruth talking about romance.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Marshal Steve Autry | Gene Autry |
| Ruth Lambert | Nan Leslie |
| Big Tim Hanlon | Thurston Hall |
| Loco John | Clem Bevans |
| Jake Fargo | Walter Sande |
| Pete Reagan | Jock O'Mahoney |
| Charlie Lewis | Francis McDonald |
| Matt Kimbrough | Alan Hale, Jr. |
| Champion | Champion, Wonder Horse of the West |
Songs:
| RIM OF THE CANYON | Gene Autry, Studio Singers |
| YOU'RE THE ONLY STAR IN MY BLUE HEAVEN | Gene Autry |
| RIM OF THE CANYON | Gene Autry, Studio Singers |
Crew:
| A Gene Autry Production | |
| Director | John English |
| Producer | Armand Schaefer |
| Screenplay | John K. Butler |
| Original Story: "Phantom .45's Talk Loud" | Joseph Chadwick, published in Western Aces Magazine |
| Director of Photography | William Bradford |
| Art Director | Harold MacArthur |
| Film Editor | Aaron Stell |
| Set Decorator | George Montgomery |
| Musical Supervisor | Paul Mertz |
| Musical Director | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Song: RIM OF THE CANYON | Hy Heath, Johnny Lange |
