AUTRY G-WAGON TEAM (DVD) DOL DIG/B&W DVD

Wagon Team
Gene Autry goes undercover once again in this rather pedestrian western from Columbia Pictures. Suspecting jailed youth Dave Weldon (Dick Jones) of complicity in an army payroll heist, special investigator Autry has himself jailed. He quickly discovers that there is more to the case than meets the eye and helps Dave escape and rejoin his father's medicine show, which also includes Dave's sister Connie (Gail Davis) and the singing Cass Country Boys. Meanwhile, nasty Mike McClure (Henry Rowlands and his crew are also after the stolen money and to save young Dave's life, Gene convinces him to turn the loot over to Marshal Taplan (Gordon Jones). Among other selections, Autry and the Cass County Boys perform yet another version of Gene's signature tune, "Back in the Saddle Again". ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

Cast Gene Autry as Himself Pat Buttram as Pat Buttram Gail Davis as Connie Weldon Dick Jones as Dave Weldon Gordon Jones as US Marshal Taplan Henry Rowland as Mike McClure George Lewis as Carlos De La Torre John Cason as Sim Fred S. Martin as Fred Cass Bert Dodson as Bert Cass Jerry Scoggins as Jerry Cass Gregg Barton as Gandy Pierce Lyden as Mangrum Carlo Tricoli as Dr. Kunody

Crew Charles Clague - Art Director George Archainbaud - Director James Sweeney - Editor Mischa Bakaleinikoff - Musical Direction/Supervision William Bradford - Cinematographer Armand Schaefer - Producer James Crowe - Set Designer James A. Crowe - Set Designer George Cooper - Sound/Sound Designer Gerald Geraghty - Screenwriter

Wagon Team
In addition to his busy television schedule, Gene Autry made no less than six feature westerns for Columbia in 1952 and the strain is visible in Wagon Team, which relies heavily on stock footage from earlier series entries. Happily, some of the era's best villains are around as well, including George J. Lewis, John Cason and Pierce Lyden, and the action is plentiful. If everything seems mighty familiar, blame should mostly go to screenwriter Gerald Geraghty, whose back of tricks dated back to the dawn of sound. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: Reminiscing with Gene Autry and Pat Buttram at the Melody Ranch Theater Excerpts from the original Melody Ranch Radio Show Production and publicity stills Poster and lobby card art Original movie trailer Original press kit material Trivia and movie facts DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 62 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title; The Apache Kid [3:59] 2. A Real Brainstorm [5:16] 3. In and Out of the Jailhouse [2:27] 4. I've Been Invited to a Jubilee [2:16] 5. Dr. Weldon's Tonk-a-Wa Medicine Show [2:52] 6. Stirring Up a Pile Driver [6:10] 7. Stalling for Valuable Time [7:26] 8. Heading for Trouble [7:52] 9. Watching the Kid [10:47] 10. Howdy Friends and Neighbors [2:32] 11. Back in the Saddle Again [3:40] 12. A Box Full of Bucks [6:17]