Rovin' Tumbleweeds

Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)

YOUR FAVORITE RANGE ACE SWINGS INTO ACTION AGAINST A NEW WESTERN MENACE!

Rancher Autry takes a job singing on the radio to aid farmers and ranchers whose lands were destroyed by raging floods. Blaming crooked politicians, he goes to Washington and tries to put through a food control bill and finds he has a lot to learn. In this classic release, Gene introduces his immortal theme song, "Back in the Saddle Again," which has gone on to become a piece of American History.

Date of release
1939-11-16
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 2m
Genres
Music, Western
Director
George Sherman

Casting

Interesting facts

Rovin' Tumbleweeds is a 1939 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and Mary Carlisle. Written by Betty Burbridge, Dorrell McGowan, and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a cowboy congressman who exposes a crooked politician who is delaying passage of a flood control bill.

Production

Stuntwork on the film was performed by Joe Yrigoyen (Gene's double), Jack Kirk (Smiley's double), and David Sharpe.

Rovin' Tumbleweeds was filmed on location in Burro Flats in Simi Hills, California, Corriganville, and the Chatsworth Railroad Station.

"Away Out Yonder" (Fred Rose) by Gene Autry and Cowhands (during the opening credits and reprised at the end)

"Ole Peaceful River" (Johnny Marvin) by Gene Autry and Cowhands

"On the Sunny Side of the Cell" by Smiley Burnette and Cowhands in jail

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