The Strawberry Roan

The Strawberry Roan (1948)

A great horse story! A great heart story!

Young Joe is paralyzed as he is bucked by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. Angered, his father, Walt, tries to shoot the horse but is stopped by his foreman, Gene Autry. The roan escapes and Autry, told to leave the ranch by Walt, finds and trains the horse, now named Champ, in hopes that by returning it to Joe it will provide him with the will to overcome his disability.

Date of release
1948-08-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Western
Director
John English

Casting

Interesting facts

The Strawberry Roan is a 1948 American western drama film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Gloria Henry and Jack Holt. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was the first of two Autry Columbia films shot in Cinecolor, it was followed by The Big Sombrero.

Production

Andy Jauregui Ranch, Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

"The Strawberry Roan" (Curley Fletcher) by Gene Autry

"Texas Sandman" (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) by Gene Autry

"The Angel Song (When the Angels turn the lights on in Heaven)" (Gene Austin, Curt Massey, Mary Millard) by Gene Autry

"Can't Shake the Sands of Texas From My Shoes" (Gene Austin, Kenneth Pitts, Diane Johnston) by Gene Autry

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