Home on the Prairie is a 1939 American Western film directed by Jack Townley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Charles Arthur Powell and Paul Franklin, the film is about a cattle inspector's efforts to prevent a corrupt cattle rancher from shipping to market a herd of cattle infected with hoof and mouth disease.[2]
A corrupt cattle rancher, Belknap (Walter Miller), and a cattle broker, H.R. Shelby (Gordon Hart), learn that their livestock has contracted the deadly hoof and mouth disease. They scheme to ship their herd to market before the agricultural inspector, Gene Autry, learns of the infection. That night, as Gene escorts Martha Wheeler (June Storey) to a square dance, Belknap and Shelby load their infected cattle onto a truck.
Gene's sidekick, Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette), discovers a dead calf and hurries to the dance to alert Gene. Gene, Frog, and Martha's father Jim Wheeler (George Cleveland), who is also a cattle rancher, leave the dance to investigate, but Jim becomes separated from Gene and Frog and soon discovers the truck bearing the diseased cattle. A gun battle ensues and Jim is badly wounded. Hearing the gunshots, Gene rushes to his rescue. In the chaos, the truck driver slips away to the Belknap ranch.
The next morning, Belknap and Shelby try to agitate the other ranchers by claiming that a quarantine is unfair. Gene, however, puts an end to their argument by announcing that a state veterinarian, Dr. Sommers (Jack Mulhall), is on his way. Alarmed at what the vet will find, Belknap and Shelby change the brand on their cattle to Jim Wheeler's brand and bury the dead animals on the Wheeler property. When Dr. Sommers arrives, he quarantines Jim's herd and allows the other ranchers to begin shipping their animals.
Suspicious of Belknap, Gene tries to warn the vet, but is ignored. Looking for evidence, Gene and Frog ride to the Belknap ranch, where Gene discovers the sick cattle in the barn. Before Gene can return with Sommers, however, Belknap moves the cattle. Confronted with Belknap's empty barn, Sommers orders the Wheeler cattle destroyed. When Gene tries to stop the order, Dr. Sommers has him arrested for assault.
While Gene languishes in jail, Frog sees the burial of dead cattle on the Belknap ranch and hurries to help Gene escape. After Frog lands in jail himself, he and Gene are rescued by a medicine man's elephant, which pulls the bars from the jail window. As the posse rides to destroy Jim's herd, Gene and Frog present the sheriff with evidence that leads to Belknap's arrest and a clean bill of health for Jim's cattle.
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Home on the Prairie is a 1939 American Western film directed by Jack Townley and starring Gene Autry Smiley Burnette and June Storey Written by Charles Arthur Powell and Paul Franklin the film is about a cattle inspector s efforts to prevent a corrupt cattle rancher from shipping to market a herd of cattle infected with hoof and mouth disease 2 Home on the PrairieTheatrical release posterDirected byJack TownleyWritten byCharles Arthur Powell Paul FranklinProduced byHarry GreyStarringGene Autry Smiley Burnette June StoreyCinematographyReggie LanningEdited byLester OrlebeckMusic byRaoul Kraushaar supervisor ProductioncompanyRepublic PicturesDistributed byRepublic PicturesRelease dateFebruary 3 1939 1939 02 03 U S Running time59 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Filming locations 3 2 Soundtrack 4 Memorable quotes 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditA corrupt cattle rancher Belknap Walter Miller and a cattle broker H R Shelby Gordon Hart learn that their livestock has contracted the deadly hoof and mouth disease They scheme to ship their herd to market before the agricultural inspector Gene Autry learns of the infection That night as Gene escorts Martha Wheeler June Storey to a square dance Belknap and Shelby load their infected cattle onto a truck Gene s sidekick Frog Millhouse Smiley Burnette discovers a dead calf and hurries to the dance to alert Gene Gene Frog and Martha s father Jim Wheeler George Cleveland who is also a cattle rancher leave the dance to investigate but Jim becomes separated from Gene and Frog and soon discovers the truck bearing the diseased cattle A gun battle ensues and Jim is badly wounded Hearing the gunshots Gene rushes to his rescue In the chaos the truck driver slips away to the Belknap ranch The next morning Belknap and Shelby try to agitate the other ranchers by claiming that a quarantine is unfair Gene however puts an end to their argument by announcing that a state veterinarian Dr Sommers Jack Mulhall is on his way Alarmed at what the vet will find Belknap and Shelby change the brand on their cattle to Jim Wheeler s brand and bury the dead animals on the Wheeler property When Dr Sommers arrives he quarantines Jim s herd and allows the other ranchers to begin shipping their animals Suspicious of Belknap Gene tries to warn the vet but is ignored Looking for evidence Gene and Frog ride to the Belknap ranch where Gene discovers the sick cattle in the barn Before Gene can return with Sommers however Belknap moves the cattle Confronted with Belknap s empty barn Sommers orders the Wheeler cattle destroyed When Gene tries to stop the order Dr Sommers has him arrested for assault While Gene languishes in jail Frog sees the burial of dead cattle on the Belknap ranch and hurries to help Gene escape After Frog lands in jail himself he and Gene are rescued by a medicine man s elephant which pulls the bars from the jail window As the posse rides to destroy Jim s herd Gene and Frog present the sheriff with evidence that leads to Belknap s arrest and a clean bill of health for Jim s cattle Cast EditGene Autry as Gene Autry Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse June Storey as Martha Wheeler George Cleveland as Jim Wheeler Jack Mulhall as Dr Sommers Walter Miller as Belknap Gordon Hart as H R Shelby Hal Price as Sheriff Earle Hodgins as Professor Wentworth Ethan Laidlaw as Henchman Carter John Beach as Henchman Russ Jack Ingram as Henchman Wilson Bob Woodward as Henchman Madden Sherven Brothers Rodeoliers as Musicians as The Rodoliers Champion as Gene s Horse uncredited 1 Production EditFilming locations Edit Keen Camp and Garner Valley Stretch of railroad between Fillmore and Saugus Andy Jauregui Ranch Placerita Canyon Road Newhall Santa Clarita California USA 1 Soundtrack Edit There s Nothing Like Work Eddie Cherkose Smiley Burnette by Smiley Burnette I m Gonna Round Up My Blues Gene Autry Johnny Marvin by Gene Autry and the Sherven Brothers Rodeoliers She ll Be Comin Round the Mountain When She Comes Traditional by the Sherven Brothers Rodeoliers Moonlight on the Ranchhouse Walter G Samuels by Gene Autry and June Storey Big Bull Frog Walter G Samuels by Gene Autry vocal and guitar I d Rather Be on the Outside Johnny Marvin 1 Memorable quotes EditBelknap If that infection ever hits the stockyards it will spread all over the country H R Shelby By that time we ll have our money out of em Let somebody else worry about it Frog Millhouse I m warnin you If you take any cattle across this line I m going to blast you with this smokestick and it ain t loaded with beans Martha Wheeler What were you going to say Gene Autry I wasn t going to say anything Frog Millhouse Aw he was so Throwing Gene his guitar from the bushes He was going to sing you that song about moonlight on the ranch house References EditCitations a b c d Magers p 127 Magers pp 127 128 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 EditHome on the Prairie at IMDb Home on the Prairie at the TCM Movie Database Home on the Prairie at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Home on the Prairie amp oldid 1106116137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
