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Call of the Canyon

January 07, 2023

Call of the Canyon is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Ruth Terry.[2] Based on a story by Maurice Rapf and Olive Cooper, the film is about a singing cowboy who leads a group of cattlemen against the corrupt agent of a large packing company looking to swindle them by undercutting the buying price for beef. The film features three songs by Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers, including the classic "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle".

Call of the Canyon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Santley
Screenplay byOlive Cooper
Story by
Produced byHarry Grey
Starring
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited byEdward Mann
Music byRaoul Kraushaar (supervisor)
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • August 17, 1942 (1942-08-17) (USA)
Running time
71 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$129,808[1]

Plot

Singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his fellow ranchers in Whippasaw are outraged to learn that the purchasing agent for the Grantley B. Johnson Packing Co., Thomas McCoy (Edmund MacDonald), is only offering them $65 per head of cattle. Unknown to the ranchers, McCoy is a gambler in debt to a bookie who sent his henchmen Horace Dunston and the Pigeon to ensure that McCoy pays up. McCoy plans to raise the money by pocketing the difference between what he is offering the ranchers and what the packing company sent him. Gene encourages the ranchers to stick together and wait while he travels to the city to speak directly with the packing company owner, Grantley B. Johnson (Thurston Hall).

Arriving at Johnson's offices, Gene meets Katherine "Kit" Carson (Ruth Terry) and her friend, Jane Oakley (Dorothea Kent), who want Johnson to sponsor them on a radio show. Kit is unimpressed with Gene's Whippasaw origins, especially after he accidentally breaks her demo record. During her meeting with Johnson, Kit notices he is still a cowboy at heart, and lies to him, saying she intends to broadcast a western show from her ranch—in Whippasaw. Johnson agrees to visit her ranch, and then leaves before Gene has a chance to see him about the cattle prices. Returning to Whippasaw, Gene learns that his sidekick, Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette), rented their ranch to Kit and her fellow entertainers. Kit's feelings for Gene warm after he rescues her from a runaway carriage.

Gene convinces the ranchers to move their cattle out of McCoy's holding pens and back to grazing land until they can find a fair price. The conniving McCoy arranges to have a pilot fly over the herd and stampede the cattle. Just arriving in Whippasaw, Johnson attempts to help round up the herds, but falls from his horse and is saved by Gene from being trampled. Believing that McCoy is taking direct orders from Johnson, Gene blames G.B. Johnson for the stampede, not realizing that the stranger he just saved is in fact Johnson. Calling himself Grantley, Johnson persuades the ranchers to fight McCoy. When Kit arrives to bring Johnson back to the ranch, she agrees to pretend he's a radio promoter named "Grantley" while he gets to the bottom of the pricing scheme. Later, after hearing Gene and his friends singing, Johnson offers them a spot on his radio show, thinking they are part of Kit's troupe.

Johnson, Gene, and Frog confront McCoy one last time about the cattle pricing, but McCoy repeats his low offer, claiming that G.B. Johnson himself is setting the price. Deciding that he and the ranchers will sell to another packing company in Cloverdale, Gene tells the others, "We're not going to play into the hands of a profiteering crook." Johnson convinces Gene and the other ranchers to transport the herds the old fashioned way, by trail drive, and not rely on G.B. Johnson's railway lines. Meanwhile, Kit and her troupe are packing to leave, convinced that Johnson is only interested in Gene. When he finds out that she's leaving, Gene persuades Kit to stay in Whippasaw and put on the radio show. That night she performs at a party and later dances with Gene.

The next day, while Gene and the ranchers are moving their herds by trail to Cloverdale, McCoy sabotages their efforts by using explosives to stampede the cattle into a train tunnel and then sending a hijacked train in to kill them. As the train approaches the tunnel, Gene jumps aboard, runs to the locomotive, and stops the train in time. During the stampede, Frog's young brother Tadpole was hurt, and one of the ranchers, Dave Crosby, was killed. Upset at Crosby's death and believing that Johnson knew what was going to happen, Kit reveals his identity to Gene, but Johnson convinces Gene that he is innocent and McCoy is acting on his own. Using a microphone set up in McCoy's office, Gene obtains evidence of McCoy's guilt, then captures him, Dunston, and the Pigeon before they can escape. Afterwards, Gene and his friends join Kit Carson's Harmony Ranch radio show.

Cast

Production

Casting

Call of the Canyon was the third and final Gene Autry film featuring the Sons of the Pioneers, preceded by The Big Show and The Old Corral (1936). The group had been making films at Columbia since 1935 and had just been signed to Republic Pictures in time for this film.[4]

Filming and budget

Call of the Canyon was filmed June 6–27, 1942. The film had an operating budget of $129,808 (equal to $2,152,804 today), and a negative cost of $129,132.[1]

Stuntwork

  • Joe Yrigoyen (Gene Autry's stunt double)
  • Tex Trry (Smiley Burnette's stunt double)
  • George Havens (Joe Strauch Jr.'s stunt double)
  • Mary Ellen Huggins (Ruth Terry's stunt double)
  • Bud Wolfe[1]

Filming locations

Soundtrack

  • "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" (Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth, Russ Morgan) by Gene Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers
  • "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle" (Walter G. Samuels, Leonard Whitcup, Teddy Powell) by Gene Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers
  • "Coronation March" (Giacomo Meyerbeer) arranged by Mort Glickman and Raoul Kraushaar
  • "Montana Plains" (Stuart Hamblen) by Gene Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers
  • "When It's Chilly Down in Chile" (Jule Styne, Sol Meyer) by Ruth Terry
  • "Call of the Canyon" (Billy Hill) by Gene Autry
  • "A Cowboy Has to Sing" (Bob Nolan) by the Sons of the Pioneers[6][7]

Memorable quotes

  • "We're not going to play into the hands of a profiteering crook." (Gene Autry)
  • "I'll never know 'til I try. So I'll try." (Gene Autry)

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e Magers 2007, p. 217.
  2. ^ "Call of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Full cast and crew for Call of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Magers 2007, p. 405.
  5. ^ "Locations for Call of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Magers 2007, pp. 216–217.
  7. ^ "Soundtracks for Call of the Canyon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
Bibliography
  • George-Warren, Holly (2007). Public Cowboy no. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195177466.
  • Green, Douglas B. (2002). Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0826514127.
  • Magers, Boyd (2007). Gene Autry Westerns. Madison, NC: Empire Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0944019498.

External links

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Call of the Canyon is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry Smiley Burnette the Sons of the Pioneers and Ruth Terry 2 Based on a story by Maurice Rapf and Olive Cooper the film is about a singing cowboy who leads a group of cattlemen against the corrupt agent of a large packing company looking to swindle them by undercutting the buying price for beef The film features three songs by Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers including the classic Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle Call of the CanyonTheatrical release posterDirected byJoseph SantleyScreenplay byOlive CooperStory byMaurice Rapf Olive CooperProduced byHarry GreyStarringGene Autry Smiley Burnette Sons of the Pioneers Ruth TerryCinematographyReggie LanningEdited byEdward MannMusic byRaoul Kraushaar supervisor ProductioncompanyRepublic PicturesDistributed byRepublic PicturesRelease dateAugust 17 1942 1942 08 17 USA Running time71 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 129 808 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Casting 3 2 Filming and budget 3 3 Stuntwork 3 4 Filming locations 3 5 Soundtrack 4 Memorable quotes 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditSinging cowboy Gene Autry Gene Autry and his fellow ranchers in Whippasaw are outraged to learn that the purchasing agent for the Grantley B Johnson Packing Co Thomas McCoy Edmund MacDonald is only offering them 65 per head of cattle Unknown to the ranchers McCoy is a gambler in debt to a bookie who sent his henchmen Horace Dunston and the Pigeon to ensure that McCoy pays up McCoy plans to raise the money by pocketing the difference between what he is offering the ranchers and what the packing company sent him Gene encourages the ranchers to stick together and wait while he travels to the city to speak directly with the packing company owner Grantley B Johnson Thurston Hall Arriving at Johnson s offices Gene meets Katherine Kit Carson Ruth Terry and her friend Jane Oakley Dorothea Kent who want Johnson to sponsor them on a radio show Kit is unimpressed with Gene s Whippasaw origins especially after he accidentally breaks her demo record During her meeting with Johnson Kit notices he is still a cowboy at heart and lies to him saying she intends to broadcast a western show from her ranch in Whippasaw Johnson agrees to visit her ranch and then leaves before Gene has a chance to see him about the cattle prices Returning to Whippasaw Gene learns that his sidekick Frog Millhouse Smiley Burnette rented their ranch to Kit and her fellow entertainers Kit s feelings for Gene warm after he rescues her from a runaway carriage Gene convinces the ranchers to move their cattle out of McCoy s holding pens and back to grazing land until they can find a fair price The conniving McCoy arranges to have a pilot fly over the herd and stampede the cattle Just arriving in Whippasaw Johnson attempts to help round up the herds but falls from his horse and is saved by Gene from being trampled Believing that McCoy is taking direct orders from Johnson Gene blames G B Johnson for the stampede not realizing that the stranger he just saved is in fact Johnson Calling himself Grantley Johnson persuades the ranchers to fight McCoy When Kit arrives to bring Johnson back to the ranch she agrees to pretend he s a radio promoter named Grantley while he gets to the bottom of the pricing scheme Later after hearing Gene and his friends singing Johnson offers them a spot on his radio show thinking they are part of Kit s troupe Johnson Gene and Frog confront McCoy one last time about the cattle pricing but McCoy repeats his low offer claiming that G B Johnson himself is setting the price Deciding that he and the ranchers will sell to another packing company in Cloverdale Gene tells the others We re not going to play into the hands of a profiteering crook Johnson convinces Gene and the other ranchers to transport the herds the old fashioned way by trail drive and not rely on G B Johnson s railway lines Meanwhile Kit and her troupe are packing to leave convinced that Johnson is only interested in Gene When he finds out that she s leaving Gene persuades Kit to stay in Whippasaw and put on the radio show That night she performs at a party and later dances with Gene The next day while Gene and the ranchers are moving their herds by trail to Cloverdale McCoy sabotages their efforts by using explosives to stampede the cattle into a train tunnel and then sending a hijacked train in to kill them As the train approaches the tunnel Gene jumps aboard runs to the locomotive and stops the train in time During the stampede Frog s young brother Tadpole was hurt and one of the ranchers Dave Crosby was killed Upset at Crosby s death and believing that Johnson knew what was going to happen Kit reveals his identity to Gene but Johnson convinces Gene that he is innocent and McCoy is acting on his own Using a microphone set up in McCoy s office Gene obtains evidence of McCoy s guilt then captures him Dunston and the Pigeon before they can escape Afterwards Gene and his friends join Kit Carson s Harmony Ranch radio show Cast EditGene Autry as Gene Autry Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians cowhands Ruth Terry as Katherine Kit Carson Thurston Hall as Grantley B Johnson Joe Strauch Jr as Tadpole Millhouse Cliff Nazarro as Pete Murphy Dorothea Kent as Jane Oakley Edmund MacDonald as Thomas McCoy Marc Lawrence as Horace Dunston John Harmon as The Pigeon John Holland as Willy Hitchcock Champion as Gene s Horse uncredited 1 3 Production EditCasting Edit Call of the Canyon was the third and final Gene Autry film featuring the Sons of the Pioneers preceded by The Big Show and The Old Corral 1936 The group had been making films at Columbia since 1935 and had just been signed to Republic Pictures in time for this film 4 Filming and budget Edit Call of the Canyon was filmed June 6 27 1942 The film had an operating budget of 129 808 equal to 2 152 804 today and a negative cost of 129 132 1 Stuntwork Edit Joe Yrigoyen Gene Autry s stunt double Tex Trry Smiley Burnette s stunt double George Havens Joe Strauch Jr s stunt double Mary Ellen Huggins Ruth Terry s stunt double Bud Wolfe 1 Filming locations Edit Iverson Ranch 1 Iverson Lane Chatsworth Los Angeles California USA Lone Pine California USA Morrison Ranch Agoura California USA Bronson Canyon Griffith Park 4730 Crystal Springs Drive Los Angeles California USA 5 Soundtrack Edit Somebody Else Is Taking My Place Dick Howard Bob Ellsworth Russ Morgan by Gene Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle Walter G Samuels Leonard Whitcup Teddy Powell by Gene Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers Coronation March Giacomo Meyerbeer arranged by Mort Glickman and Raoul Kraushaar Montana Plains Stuart Hamblen by Gene Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers When It s Chilly Down in Chile Jule Styne Sol Meyer by Ruth Terry Call of the Canyon Billy Hill by Gene Autry A Cowboy Has to Sing Bob Nolan by the Sons of the Pioneers 6 7 Memorable quotes Edit We re not going to play into the hands of a profiteering crook Gene Autry I ll never know til I try So I ll try Gene Autry References EditCitations a b c d e Magers 2007 p 217 Call of the Canyon Internet Movie Database Retrieved August 27 2012 Full cast and crew for Call of the Canyon Internet Movie Database Retrieved June 10 2012 Magers 2007 p 405 Locations for Call of the Canyon Internet Movie Database Retrieved August 27 2012 Magers 2007 pp 216 217 Soundtracks for Call of the Canyon Internet Movie Database Retrieved August 27 2012 BibliographyGeorge Warren Holly 2007 Public Cowboy no 1 The Life and Times of Gene Autry New York Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195177466 Green Douglas B 2002 Singing in the Saddle The History of the Singing Cowboy Nashville Vanderbilt University Press ISBN 978 0826514127 Magers Boyd 2007 Gene Autry Westerns Madison NC Empire Publishing Inc ISBN 978 0944019498 External links EditCall of the Canyon at IMDb Call of the Canyon at the TCM Movie Database Call of the Canyon at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Call of the Canyon amp oldid 1106336245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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