Comin' Round the Mountain is a 1936 Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring Gene Autry, Ann Rutherford, and Smiley Burnette. Based on a story by Oliver Drake, the film is about a Pony Express rider who is robbed and left to die in the desert, where he is saved by a wild horse he captures and later uses to round up other horses to be used in the race for a government contract.[1]
While delivering mail in California in 1880, Pony Express rider Gene Autry (Gene Autry) is ambushed by two men who steal his saddlebags and leave him to die in the desert. In addition to the mail, the saddlebags contain money being sent to ranch owner Dolores Moreno (Ann Rutherford) who desperately needs the funds to save her land from being sold for back taxes. At Dolores' Vista Grande ranch, Marshal John Hawkins (Robert McKenzie) posts a notice that the ranch will soon be auctioned off.
After selling her cattle to raise the necessary money for the taxes, Dolores plans to breed horses, using a wild stallion named El Diablo to start a good bloodline. One of her neighboring ranchers, Matt Ford (LeRoy Mason), watches as Dolores' men try to break the stallion. Ford, who has been breeding thoroughbreds, expects to sell his horses to Pony Express horse buyer Caldwell (Raymond Brown). He offers to loan Dolores money if her cattle money does not arrive in time. She doesn't know that it was Ford who sent his henchmen, Slim and Butch, to steal her money from the Pony Express rider so she would be forced to marry him and he could gain control of her ranch.
After breaking free, El Diablo bolts into the desert, where the lariat around his neck gets caught in some rocks. Gene comes across the wild stallion and frees him. The next day he is able to break the stallion to the saddle and rides him to the Vista Grande ranch, where he tells Dolores and Caldwell about the robbery. Knowing the thieves must have had knowledge of the money in those saddlebags, Gene grows suspicious of Ford. He asks Caldwell to be relieved of duty while he searches for the culprit. Ford orders Slim and Butch to kill Gene, but their attempt to shoot him fails.
Gene tells Dolores that they can raise the money she needs by breaking her wild mustangs and selling them to Caldwell. Gene sends El Diablo back to the herd to help control it, and while the horse fights with a pinto for leadership of the herd, Gene rushes to Ford's house and prevents him from signing a contract with Caldwell. Ford agrees to race twenty of his horses against twenty of Gene's horses, with the winner getting the contract. During the next few days, Gene and his men spend long hours breaking and training the wild mustangs. One night, Ford's men free the horses from their corral, leaving only El Diablo and four other horses. Ford also captures the pinto (El Diablo's nemesis) and paints it to resemble a thoroughbred.
Undaunted by the loss of his horses, Gene still enters the race with El Diablo. As the race begins, Ford's men quickly cheat their way into first place. Ford is in the lead and switches to the painted pinto during the final stretch. Angered by the presence of his pinto rival, El Diablo catches up and carries Gene to victory. After the race, Gene exposes Ford's trick, and Frog reveals that he found Butch on the trail with Dolores' money. After Butch confesses that Ford was behind the scheme, the men are taken away. Sometime later, riders at the Pony Express station sing a song to congratulate Gene and Dolores on their recent marriage.
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Comin Round the Mountain is a 1936 Western film directed by Mack V Wright and starring Gene Autry Ann Rutherford and Smiley Burnette Based on a story by Oliver Drake the film is about a Pony Express rider who is robbed and left to die in the desert where he is saved by a wild horse he captures and later uses to round up other horses to be used in the race for a government contract 1 Comin Round the MountainTheatrical release posterDirected byMack V WrightScreenplay byOliver Drake Dorrell McGowan Stuart E McGowanStory byOliver DrakeProduced byNat LevineStarringGene Autry Ann Rutherford Smiley BurnetteCinematographyWilliam NoblesEdited byLester OrlebeckMusic byHarry Grey supervisor ProductioncompanyRepublic PicturesDistributed byRepublic PicturesRelease dateApril 13 1936 1936 04 13 USA Running time54 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Stunts 3 2 Filming locations 3 3 Soundtrack 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditWhile delivering mail in California in 1880 Pony Express rider Gene Autry Gene Autry is ambushed by two men who steal his saddlebags and leave him to die in the desert In addition to the mail the saddlebags contain money being sent to ranch owner Dolores Moreno Ann Rutherford who desperately needs the funds to save her land from being sold for back taxes At Dolores Vista Grande ranch Marshal John Hawkins Robert McKenzie posts a notice that the ranch will soon be auctioned off After selling her cattle to raise the necessary money for the taxes Dolores plans to breed horses using a wild stallion named El Diablo to start a good bloodline One of her neighboring ranchers Matt Ford LeRoy Mason watches as Dolores men try to break the stallion Ford who has been breeding thoroughbreds expects to sell his horses to Pony Express horse buyer Caldwell Raymond Brown He offers to loan Dolores money if her cattle money does not arrive in time She doesn t know that it was Ford who sent his henchmen Slim and Butch to steal her money from the Pony Express rider so she would be forced to marry him and he could gain control of her ranch After breaking free El Diablo bolts into the desert where the lariat around his neck gets caught in some rocks Gene comes across the wild stallion and frees him The next day he is able to break the stallion to the saddle and rides him to the Vista Grande ranch where he tells Dolores and Caldwell about the robbery Knowing the thieves must have had knowledge of the money in those saddlebags Gene grows suspicious of Ford He asks Caldwell to be relieved of duty while he searches for the culprit Ford orders Slim and Butch to kill Gene but their attempt to shoot him fails Gene tells Dolores that they can raise the money she needs by breaking her wild mustangs and selling them to Caldwell Gene sends El Diablo back to the herd to help control it and while the horse fights with a pinto for leadership of the herd Gene rushes to Ford s house and prevents him from signing a contract with Caldwell Ford agrees to race twenty of his horses against twenty of Gene s horses with the winner getting the contract During the next few days Gene and his men spend long hours breaking and training the wild mustangs One night Ford s men free the horses from their corral leaving only El Diablo and four other horses Ford also captures the pinto El Diablo s nemesis and paints it to resemble a thoroughbred Undaunted by the loss of his horses Gene still enters the race with El Diablo As the race begins Ford s men quickly cheat their way into first place Ford is in the lead and switches to the painted pinto during the final stretch Angered by the presence of his pinto rival El Diablo catches up and carries Gene to victory After the race Gene exposes Ford s trick and Frog reveals that he found Butch on the trail with Dolores money After Butch confesses that Ford was behind the scheme the men are taken away Sometime later riders at the Pony Express station sing a song to congratulate Gene and Dolores on their recent marriage Cast Edit Gene Autry 1936 Gene Autry as Gene Autry Ann Rutherford as Dolores Moreno Smiley Burnette as Frog LeRoy Mason as Matt Ford Champion as Gene Autry s Horse Raymond Brown as Caldwell Ken Cooper as Henchman Slim Tracy Layne as Henchman Butch Robert McKenzie as Marshal John Hawkins Laura Puente as Dancer 2 Production EditStunts Edit Ken Cooper Joe Yrigoyen 1 Filming locations Edit Alabama Hills Lone Pine California USA Olancha Dunes Olancha California USA Whitney Portal Road Lone Pine Creek Canyon Lone Pine California USA 3 Soundtrack Edit She ll Be Comin Round the Mountain Traditional played during the opening credits She ll Be Comin Round the Mountain Traditional by Gene Autry and Cowboys She ll Be Comin Round the Mountain Traditional by Gene Autry Artie Ortego and others at the end La Cucaracha Traditional Spanish folk song by a band at the ranch and danced by Laura Puente Don Juan of Sevillio Sam H Stept Oliver Drake by Smiley Burnette and others at the ranch Chiquita Sam H Stept Oliver Drake by Gene Autry vocal and guitar When the Campfire Is Low on the Prairie Sam H Stept by Gene Autry Smiley Burnette and Cowboys 4 References EditCitations a b Comin Round the Mountain Internet Movie Database Retrieved May 31 2012 Full cast and crew for Comin Round the Mountain Internet Movie Database Retrieved May 31 2012 Locations for Comin Round the Mountain Internet Movie Database Retrieved May 31 2012 Soundtracks for Comin Round the Mountain Internet Movie Database Retrieved May 28 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 EditComin Round the Mountain at IMDb Comin Round the Mountain at the TCM Movie Database Comin Round the Mountain at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comin 27 Round the Mountain 1936 film amp oldid 1106020543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
