DVD Box Set Information

Melody Trail
(1935)
Running Time:
Approximately 60 minutes
Fully Restored and Uncut

Synopsis:
When a gypsy steals his rodeo prize money, Gene Autry and pal, Frog Millhouse, hire on as ranch cooks and Gene is soon attracted to the rancher's daughter, the mischievous Millicent. Cowgirls have taken over for the cowboys, who are suspected of rustling cattle. Millicent's kleptomaniac St. Bernard, Souvenir, steals the gypsy's baby and confusion soon reigns as Millicent is mistaken for the infant's mother, the gypsies are mistaken for kidnapers, and the dog continues to pilfer things! Gene uses some modern tricks and sings a few songs to help the cowgirls capture the rustlers and ride the Melody Trail.

Melody Trail Special Features:

• Gene Autry & Pat Buttram at the Melody Ranch Theater
• The Gene Autry Melody Ranch Radio Show August 11, 1946
• Photo Gallery – Publicity Stills plus Poster Art & Lobby Cards
• Trivia & Movie Facts

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 girlfreineds, studio executives, and gangsters. This 1936 release weas 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.

The Big Show Special Features:

• Gene Autry & Pat Buttram at the Melody Ranch Theater
• The Gene Autry Melody Ranch Radio Show August 18, 1946
• Photo Gallery – Publicity Stills plus Poster Art & Lobby Cards
• Trivia & Movie Facts

Boots and Saddles
1937
Running Time:
Approximately 59 minutes
Fully Restored and Uncut

Synopsis:
A British youngster inherits a ranch so heavily burdened with taxes that only by selling the wild mustangs on the range to the Armed Forces can he keep the property. Foreman Gene Autry and his sidekick, Frog Millhouse, befriend the boy and become involved in a series of misadventures with the Army colonel's uninhibited daughter and other personnel at the Post.

Boots and Saddles Special Features:

• Gene Autry & Pat Buttram at the Melody Ranch Theater
• The Gene Autry Melody Ranch Radio Show August 25, 1946
• Photo Gallery – Publicity Stills plus Poster Art & Lobby Cards
• Trivia & Movie Facts

Rhythm of the Saddle
1938
Running Time:
Approximately 58 minutes
Fully Restored and Uncut

Synopsis:
Gene Autry is the ranch foreman for Maureen McClure and must protect her interests when rival ranchers and a gambler attempt to steal the rodeo franchise away from her Silver Saddle Ranch. When a series of “accidents” occur it is up to Gene and his sidekick, Smiley Burnette, to uncover the plot and reveal the bad guys with a trick or two of modern technology during a big stagecoach race.

Rhythm of the Saddle Special Features:

• Gene Autry & Pat Buttram at the Melody Ranch Theater
• The Gene Autry Melody Ranch Radio Show September 1, 1946
• Photo Gallery - Publicity Stills plus Poster Art & Lobby Cards
• Trivia & Movie Facts