Rancho Grande (1940)
A ranch foreman (Gene Autry) helps three youngsters protect their inheritance from foreclosure.
- Date of release
- 1940-03-22
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- Frank McDonald
Casting
- Gene Autry — Gene Autry
- Smiley Burnette — Frog Millhouse
- June Storey — Kay Dodge
- Mary Lee — Patsy Dodge
- Dick Hogan — Tom Dodge
- Ellen Lowe — Effie Tinker (as Ellen E. Lowe)
- Ferris Taylor — Emery Benson
- Joe De Stefani — Jose (as Joseph De Stefani)
- Roscoe Ates — Ranch Hand
- Rex Lease — Henchman Joe
- Ann Baldwin — Susan Putnam
- Nora Lou Martin — Band Singer (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Rancho Grande is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Bradford Ropes, Betty Burbridge, and Peter Milne, based on a story by Peter Milne and Connie Lee, the film is about a singing cowboy and ranch foreman responsible for completing an important irrigation project and for the three spoiled grandchildren of his former boss who come out West to the ranch they inherited.
Production
Actor Dick Hogan was loaned out to Republic Pictures by RKO at $250 a week. Hogan specialized in youthful roles.
Rancho Grande was filmed February 7–21, 1940. The film had an operating budget of $76,573 (equal to $1,759,724 today).
Jack Kirk (Smiley Burnette's stunt double)
Nellie Walker (June Storey's stunt double)
Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
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