Television
The Gene Autry Show
The Stage to San Dimas
Flying A Pictures
Season 5, Episode 2 (5-02)
Production #82
Network: CBS
Running Time: 30 minutes
Color
Original Air Date:
Saturday, October 8, 1955
Sponsor: Wrigley's Doublemint Chewing Gum
Brief Synopsis:
A stage is robbed, and a bejeweled dancer and a wounded cavalryman are among the victims of the attack.
Detailed Synopsis:
U.S. Marshal Gene Autry escorts the stage bound for San Dimas because all of the other runs have been cancelled due to an impending Apache uprising. Aboard the stage are Captain Randy Jones, an army officer on a mission to halt the Indian trouble, and three civilians. One of these, a shapely entertainer named "Diamond" Della Dix, carries a fortune in jewelry. Her bodyguard, Cliff Barton, accompanies her. The other passenger, Pat Buttram, is bound for San Dimas to recover his stolen mule. Gene tries to discourage the civilians from making the dangerous trip, but they will not listen. The stage is attacked by an Apache band and then held up by two masked bandits, who get away with Diamond Della's jewelry. Gene, however, following the robbers, proves the masked men were hired by Cliff Barton, who then double-crossed both henchmen by substituting imitation jewelry for the real stuff, which he stole himself. In the end, Captain Jones is on time to stop the Indian War, Diamond Della is on time for her show-date, and Pat Buttram is reunited with his pet mule.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Pat Buttram | Pat Buttram |
| "Diamond" Della Dix | Barbara Knudson |
| Cliff Barton | Keith Richards |
| Captain Randy Jones | George J. Lewis |
| Keller | Myron Healey |
| Nixon | Steve Conte |
| Pawn Broker | Jack Daly |
| Station Agent | Edward Clark |
| Emily | Jacquelyn Park |
| Champion | Champion, World's Wonder Horse |
Songs:
| Sing Me a Song of the Saddle | Gene Autry |
| Mellow Mountain Moon | Gene Autry and Barbara Knudson |
Crew:
| Executive in charge of Production |
Armand Schaefer |
| Directed by | George Archainbaud |
| Teleplay by | John K. Butler |
| Producer | Louis Gray |
| Director of Photography | William Bradford, A.S.C. |
| Supervising Film Editor | Anthony Wollner |
| Film Editor | Bruce B. Pierce, A.C.E. |
| Musical Director | Carl Cotner |
| Music Supervisor | Irving Friedman |
| Musical Score | Walter Greene |
| Music Editor | Erma E. Levin |
| Assistant Director | Clark Paylow |
| Recorded by | Glen Glenn Sound Company |
