Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle (1941)

A symphony of Romance and ACTION...in Six-Gun Time!

Gene returns from the East with new ranch owner Tom Bennett to find everyone's cattle dying. Blaine has reopened the copper mine and the waste is poisoning the water supply. While Gene is away Tom confronts the miners and a man is killed in the ensuing gunfight. Now Gene not only has the dying cattle problem but his ranch owner is in jail.

Date of release
1941-03-14
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Western, Comedy
Director
Lew Landers

Casting

Interesting facts

Back in the Saddle is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Mary Lee. Written by Richard Murphy and Jesse Lasky Jr., the film is about a singing cowboy who attempts to bring peace between ranchers and the operator of a copper mine whose chemicals are poisoning the area's water supply. The film features several of Autry's hit songs, including "Back in the Saddle Again", "I'm An Old Cowhand", and "You Are My Sunshine".

Production

The original working title for the film was Song at Twilight. Margaret Tallichet was originally offered the leading lady role but her husband, director William Wyler, persuaded her to join him in Sun Valley for a winter vacation instead. The role was then offered to Jacqueline Wells, who later gained semi-stardom under the name Julie Bishop during the war years.

Back in the Saddle was filmed January 21 to February 4, 1941. The film had an operating budget of $84,572 (equal to $1,851,208 today), and a negative cost of $87,735.

Iverson Ranch, 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Chatsworth Train Station, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

San Fernando Valley, California, USA (train tracks)

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