Evil Indian Agent Richards is cheating the Indians into starvation. Gene shows that their raids are only for survival.Evil Indian Agent Richards is cheating the Indians into starvation. Gene shows that their raids are only for survival.Evil Indian Agent Richards is cheating the Indians into starvation. Gene shows that their raids are only for survival.
Champion
- Champ - Gene's Horse
- (as Champion World's Wonder Horse)
Gilbert Alonzo
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Jose Alvarado
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Emile Avery
- Posse Member
- (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody
- Indian Farmer
- (uncredited)
Romere Darling
- Indian Woman
- (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
- Man in Washington
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaBoth Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore appeared in this picture. They would later star together in The Lone Ranger TV series as Tonto and the Lone Ranger.
- ConnectionsEdited into Six Gun Theater: The Cowboy and the Indians (2015)
- SoundtracksHere Comes Santa Claus
Written by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman
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substandard Gene Autry flick
I've seen a number of Gene Autry movies and, in my opinion, this is NOT one of the better. Maybe I'm just becoming too negative. Aha!!! I know what's missing: the sidekick. Minimal comic relief. Then there're those stereotypically-wrong characteristics of the Indians. (I know...portrayals were very different in 1949.) At least they're not the villains here. Quite the contrary: this shows how they were victimized in yet another way. At first, Gene is upset by their raids, but he later learns why, which is then still unbeknownst to the local constabulary. So, for awhile there, Gene's on the outs with the law. Interestingly, this flick contains BOTH Clayton Moore (as a bad guy) AND Jay Silverheels (as a college-educated Indian) BEFORE they were The Lone Ranger and Tonto. Also, this film must have been released near Christmas 'cause - get ready for a couple of song-standards of that season toward it's end. Some other tunes were a little TOO hokey and juvenile for my tastes, even taking into account the behavior of the era.
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- KDWms
- Apr 10, 2003
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) officially released in Canada in English?
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