List of the best Smiley Burnette movies: The Sagebrush Troubador(1935), Pack Train(1953), Call of the Rockies(1944), Code of the Prairie(1944), Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride(1940), Rancho Grande(1940), On Top of Old Smoky(1953), Guns and Guitars(1936), Cowboy Serenade(1942), Whirlwind Raiders(1948), Down Mexico Way(1941), Mountain Rhythm(1939) ... ...
Western
USA
1935
57 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Barbara Pepper Fred Kelsey Frank Glendon Hooper Atchley Julian Rivero Denny Meadows
gene autry sidekick sheriff granddaughter uncle lawyer spirited amusing wild west small town law office mine household inheritance gold murder undercover operations music suspicion quest
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Western
USA
1953
57 Minutes
Smiley Burnet
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Gail Davis Kenne Duncan Sheila Ryan Tom London
singing cowboy settler bandit miner gunslinger friend melodramatic rousing suspenseful california valley wild west store homestead old west mining banditry dangerous mission transporting supplies law and order
Baddies McLain and Riker charge settlers what the traffic will bear for supplies. When Autry attempts to help out, the outlaws go after him.
Western
USA
1944
56 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
Michael Harrison Smiley Burnette Ellen Hall Kirk Alyn Frank Jaquet Robert Wilke Harry Woods
Sunset Carson's first western and, despite the misleading video box that indicates otherwise, he was billed as Sonny Carson and was billed 2nd behind Smiley Burnette. Republic dropped the "... See full summary »
Western
USA
1944
56 Minutes
Frog
In the Oklahoma panhandle, Professor Graham, the town barber, is the head of an outlaw gang. When an ex-Marshal spots his picture on a wanted poster, the Professor kills him. Frog is a ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
gene autry cowboy competitor meatpacker sheriff business owner lighthearted spirited endearing meatpacking plant range ranch valley train american west romance competition business schemes sabotage
Overly shy cowboy Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival owner determined to do him in.
Western
USA
1940
68 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
gene autry foreman brother sister attorney ranch hand rousing engaging endearing ranch american west train church debt schemes inheritance land dispute dams mortgage rivalry
Kay and her eastern clan go out West to run the ranch left her by her grandfather. Badguys are out to ruin the ranch's irrigation system, so Autry lends a hand.
Western
USA
1953
59 Minutes
Smiley
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Gail Davis Grandon Rhodes Sheila Ryan Kenne Duncan
performer sidekick toll road operator doctor gambler gene autry spirited engaging heartwarming texas saloon jail frontier stage music law and order crime murder land dispute mistaken identity
Poachers are harassing toll road owner Jen Larrabee. They want her land because it holds valuable minerals. Autry and the Cass County Boys, mistaken for Texas Rangers, help out.
Western
USA
1936
58 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
sheriff gene autry sidekick daughter veterinarian criminal rousing spirited engaging ranch texas hotel small town canyon murder frame-up justice election cattle outlaws
After being framed for murdering the sheriff, Gene proves his innocence, then gets elected sheriff to go after the baddie who framed him.
Western
USA
1942
66 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Cecil Cunningham Rand Brooks Addison Richards Tristram Coffin Slim Andrews Melinda Leighton John Berkes Forrest Taylor
gene autry sidekick gambler father daughter girlfriend engaging suspenseful spirited cattle ranch train saloon bar car ranchers gambling cheating murder plot abduction schemes
Gene goes after a gambling ring and learns it is headed by McKenzie's father.
Western
USA
1948
54 Minutes
The Durango Kid battles a gang of outlaws that trick people by calling themselves the "Texas State Police."
Western
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Harold Huber Sidney Blackmer Joe Sawyer Andrew Tombes Murray Alper Arthur Loft Duncan Renaldo Paul Fix Julian Rivero
gene autry sidekick wealthy man daughter producer impostor confident spirited border town barbecue trail mexico party bank swindling investing movies father/daughter relationship investigation abduction
After the bad guys swindle the good folk of Sage City, Gene and Frog chase them to Mexico where they are now trying to rob a rich Mexican ranchero.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Maude Eburne Ferris Taylor Jack Pennick Hooper Atchley Jack Ingram
gene autry sidekick aunt hobo rancher developer lighthearted thrilling campy spirited american west ranch town valley land wars auction robbery teamwork unlikely allies theft
Standard western fare: Gene has to save the ignorant and naive from underhanded land grabs by the baddies.
Western
USA
1941
65 Minutes
gene autry manager foreman company president sidekick granddaughter spirited engaging endearing gutsy ranch country club valley wyoming city forest flooding deforestation friendship conservationism
By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won't let that happen.
Western
USA
1939
56 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Harry Woods Tully Marshall Alan Bridge Glenn Strange Dorothy Granger Edmund Cobb
gene autry sidekick rancher smuggler henchman marshal spirited rousing positive frontier montana canadian border cattle ranch range fur trade cattle ranchers justice undercover operations smuggling murder
Autry follows a clue written on a rock by a dead man to get to a smuggling operation near the Canadian border.
Western
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Smiley Burnette Carol Hughes Craig Reynolds Cupid Ainsworth Roy Mason Frankie Marvin Robert Homans
ranch owner foreman daughter businessman friend gene autry rousing engaging thrilling ranch stable american west frontier will and testament marriage kidnapping responsibility old west bounty discovery
As executor of the owner's will, singing ranch foreman Gene must see that the daughter/heiress doesn't marry without his approval.
Western
USA
1942
71 Minutes
Smiley Burnette Ruth Terry Thurston Hall Joe Strauch Jr. Cliff Nazarro Dorothea Kent Edmund MacDonald
gene autry cowboy cattle baron cattle rancher radio producer singer rousing spirited positive wild west ranch office business scheme gambling addiction cattle ranchers radio transmissions deception showdown rescue adventure
Gene heads some cattlemen who have been swindled by McCoy. McCoy needed their money to pay off his gambling debt.
Western
USA
1953
56 Minutes
Smiley
fur trapper singing cowboy settler henchman native american cowgirl confident spirited thrilling michigan valley house forest american west homestead intimidation fur trade undercover operations old west law and order
Hamilton's Rangers, led by our hero Gene, must keep the Indians in the northern Michigan territory from attacking the settlers.
Western
USA
1941
61 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Virginia Dale Mary Lee Spencer Charters Gerald Oliver Smith George Meeker Wade Boteler Harry Stubbs Jack Kirk
gene autry sidekick rancher cattleman landowner villain endearing charming wild west prairie ranch party ranchers community land dispute justice greed quest sacrifice rivalry
If a young lady gives up her inheritance the local ranchers will lose their free grazing land.
Western
USA
1951
56 Minutes
Smiley Burnette
A man's pursuit of some wanted criminals is hindered by the interference of a crooked judge.
Western
USA
1938
58 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Shirley Deane Tommy Ryan Walter Tetley David Gorcey Stanley Andrews William Pawley
gene autry sheriff sidekick old friend shopkeeper child suspenseful amusing melodramatic ranch sheriff's office barn general store town adoption cattle rustling death of father family scam inheritance
Gene takes care of three tough kids sent west from Chicago after their father died and left them a cattle ranch. They help him catch a bunch of rustlers.
Western
USA
1947
56 Minutes
Smiley
Freight wagons are being stolen and ransomed back to their owners. Government agent Steve Langtry (and his alter ego the Durango Kid) is sent break up the Hood Gang that's behind the robberies.
Western
USA
1942
68 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Edith Fellows Pierre Watkins Joe Strauch Jr. William Haade
gene autry sidekick teen girl teacher traveler rancher endearing spirited ranch train american west prairie paddock journey ranching rodeo honesty rural life schemes quest
Gene and Smiley help an all-too-proper girl Connie in her attempt to run a cattle ranch.
Western
USA
1943
68 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
Roy's boss has inherited a very large ranch but the will keeps him from selling it although his widow could. Lucky Miller is out to get control of the ranch so he has a girl come west to ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1941
64 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Frank M. Thomas Robert Homans Earle Hodgins Dorothy Christy Kermit Maynard
rancher gene autry partner banker pilot sheriff spirited suspenseful uplifting ranch small town sheriff's office airplane hangar field ranching mysterious deaths agriculture investigation cattle mystery
Gene is a government inspector looking into what's killing cattle. The ranchers want to burn the area to clear of a poisonous weed, but Gene favors chemical spray from an airplane.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Buster Crabbe Robert Barrat
gene autry sidekick band member sheriff veterinarian dairy owner airy charming colorado dairy countryside highway sheriff's office land grab corrupt police cattle show business dairy farming justice pursuit
Gene and his buddies discover that the ranch they bought is really a dairy farm. And worse, it's subject to intimidation from a protection racket that prevents dairy products from safely reaching the market.
Western
USA
1942
78 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Virginia Grey Lucien Littlefield Morgan Conway Claire DuBrey
gene autry love interest sidekick manager businessman rodeo owner endearing thrilling rousing rodeo american west madison square garden manhattan, n.y. paddock horsemanship competition business scheme show business law and order sabotage
When her competitor gets too rough rodeo owner Jennifer gets help from Gene.
Western
USA
1943
70 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Virginia Grey Bob Nolan Sons of the Pioneers Harry Shannon Ona Munson Dick Purcell Onslow Stevens Arthur Hohl Hal Taliaferro
cowboy judge young boy madam gunslinger saloon owner suspenseful charming emotional small town idaho saloon courtroom ranch law and order morality frame-up criminal past investigation friendship
A deputy sets out to prove that a respected judge, who had once been a criminal, is being framed for crimes committed by a crooked saloon owner.
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
plantation owner land baron horse owner granddaughter grandfather sidekick engaging mellow confident american south plantation rodeo house land grab taxes helping others deception horse breeding business scheme rescue
After the evil Wheeler robs plantation owners of their land, Gene sets out to right the wrong.
Western
USA
1948
55 Minutes
Marshal Smiley Burnette
The Durango Kid and Marshal Smiley Burnette complicate a corrupt mayor and his henchman's efforts to take over a town.
Western
USA
1935
54 Minutes
Smiley
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Lucile Browne George "Gabby" Hayes
cowboy rancher homesteader sheriff ex-girlfriend childhood friend rousing endearing airy wild west small town cattle ranch land wars murder accusation vigilantism family honor redemption shady dealings fall mystery
After a five year absence Gene returns home to find his father murdered and his boyhood pal accused of the dastardly deed.
Western
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Noah Beery Luana Walters William Farnum William Royle
gene autry sidekick beautiful woman mexican swindler radio personality suspenseful melodramatic uplifting orphanage wilderness oil well mexico mission radio station swindling deception teamwork radio investigation
Bad guys interested in oil profits attempt to take a mission away from poor Mexican children, but Gene and Frog save the day.
Western
USA
1950
55 Minutes
Charles Starrett Smiley Burnette Gail Davis Don Harvey Tommy Ivo Mira McKinney
cowboy bandit young boy sidekick henchman mother thrilling endearing rousing spirited jail river cattle ranch texas small town robbery jailbreak impersonation family honor land grab
Widow Mahoney, the best cook in town and hotel proprietor , along with her larcenous sons, is trying to take control of the town's water supply so she can acquire the valley ranchland cheaply.
Western
USA
1935
61 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
gene autry sidekick daughter rancher bandit gypsy lighthearted cheery rodeo ranch trail town camp ranchers thievery singing kidnapping father/daughter relationship cattle rustling quest
Gene goes after the badguys after they kidnap the baby he should have been babysitting.
Western
USA
1942
65 Minutes
Frog
Lambert owns the trucking line that ships cattle to market. When he raises his rates Roy decides to ship the cattle on the River Boat. When Lambert and his men are unable to stop the boat, they rustle the cattle.
Western
USA
1941
64 Minutes
Frog
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Carol Hughes Frank Darien Joe Strauch Jr. Pauline Drake Ivan Miller Sam Flint
gene autry love interest lawyer sidekick henchman friend engaging suspenseful spirited endearing texas ranch mine jail town inheritance schemes land dispute murder plot unlikely romance
Gene inherits a gold mine and a whole lot of trouble as well.
Western
USA
1943
67 Minutes
Smiley Burnette Peggy Moran Gerald Mohr Dorothea Kent Lloyd Corrigan James Bush Russell Hicks Irving Bacon
governor undercover agent sidekick nazi cowboy campy patriotic thrilling texas government building warehouse desert parade track world war ii sabotage investigation pursuit discovery 1940s
Saboteurs are blowing up government warehouses (during World War II). Roy and his pals work undercover to put an end to their operations.
Western
USA
1938
57 Minutes
gene autry ranch owner sidekick club owner henchman aunt spirited suspenseful engaging gutsy ranch hideout nightclub nevada frame-up rodeo bribery contract murder sabotage
Gene is the foreman at the ranch owned by wealthy rodeo owner Maureen. She will lose her rodeo contract unless sales improve.
Western
USA
1941
73 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Mary Lee Edward Norris Jacqueline Wells Addison Richards Arthur Loft Edmund Elton
cowboy rancher mine owner sidekick friend positive spirited charming arizona ranch wild west new york city showdown anger new job pollution prison family business rescue wretched excess
After Gene discovers copper on his ranch, Bennett tries to get control of the fortune by framing him in a jail-break.
Western
USA
1938
67 Minutes
Smiley Burnette Carol Hughes Guy Usher Tom Chatterton Kenneth Harlan Stephen Chase Brandon Beach Earle Dwire Jean Fowler Dora Clement Dick Elliott
Roy is elected to Congress to bring the misery of the "dustbowl" of the 1930s to the attention of Washington politicians.
Western
USA
1938
54 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Lynne Roberts Morgan Wallace Fred Kohler Wade Boteler Edwin Stanley Horace Murphy Joseph Crehan Robert Emmett Keane
After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him. Although a murderer, Billy was on the side of the homesteaders against the large ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1936
56 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Lois Wilde Lon Chaney Ann Gillis Earle Hodgins Ken Cooper Jack Rockwell
gene autry daughter partner sidekick boss singer positive engaging ranch caravan small town mine courtroom hospital greed murder ranchers mining disability surgery
Gene heads for the big city to convince a coffee company to sponsor a radio broadcast so he can raise the money for an operation which will save a girl from being crippled for life.
Western
USA
1936
54 Minutes
Deputy Frog
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Hope Manning Sons of the Pioneers Cornelius Keefe Lon Chaney John Bradford Milburn Morante Abe Lefton Merrill McCormick
gangster witness singer sheriff saloon owner mobster rousing lighthearted arizona nightclub bus chicago saloon witnessing murder on the run murder organized crime investigation cowboys escape
As the sheriff of a small western town, Autry sings his way into a relationship with Eleanor, a singer from a Chicago nightclub who earlier witnessed a murder.
Western
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Jean Rouverol Esther Muir Joe Frisco Frank Darien Margaret Armstrong Harry Holman Edward Raquello Ben Hewlett
rancher sidekick singing cowboy outlaw fiancé young woman endearing engaging charming american west ranch farmhouse prairie range old west land grab romance law and order natural resources crime
Knowing that is contains valuable helium gas, a gang of bad guys first tries to purchase the ranch which Gene straw-bosses. When that fails, they lay a hidden pipeline to snag the gas.
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Kay Hughes Sally Payne William Newell Max Terhune Charles Judels Rex King Harry Worth Mary Russell Christine Maple
movie star look-alike agent rancher fiancée gangster charming positive dallas backstage street office fair show business love triangle impersonation gambling deception adventure love
At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double.
Western
USA
1941
76 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Mary Lee Carol Adams Ferris Taylor Georgia Caine Byron Foulger Ralf Harolde
gene autry outlaw partner father boat captain daughter creative engaging rousing showboat bank crime scene stage parade wild west robbery justice investigation law and order american west
Gene's investigation of a bank robbery takes him to a showboat. There he finds that teenage singer Patsy's father has been working with the robbers to provide for her future.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Frog Milhouse
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Judith Allen Ronald Sinclair Guy Usher Bill Elliott John Ward Frankie Marvin Chris-Pin Martin Stanley Blystone Bud Osborne
earl solicitor foreman sidekick rival rancher charming amusing positive ranch countryside military base texas land dispute competition horse racing gambling inheritance transformation rivalry
Young Englishman inherits ranch which he wants to sell, but Gene's gonna turn him into a real westerner instead..
Western
USA
1936
59 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Frances Grant Earle Hodgins Donald Kirke Boothe Howard Clara Kimball Young Frankie Marvin Edward Piel Sr. Carl Stockdale
gene autry cowboy outlaw sidekick professor spirited gripping thrilling prison wild west train false accusations mistaken identity identity theft crime spree redemption prison break adventure pursuit 19th century
While riding to Mineral Springs Autry is robbed by thieves and then tossed off the train.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Judith Allen Weldon Heyburn William Farnum Willie Fung Carleton Young
gene autry rancher oil driller businessman villain banker rousing engaging gutsy ranch oil well bank radio station town ranchers oil business attempted robbery deception schemes railroad
When war breaks out between oilmen and cattle ranchers, Gene sides with the ranchers until he learns that oil will bring a railroad to town.
Western
USA
1937
62 Minutes
Col. Millhouse
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Betty Bronson Roy Mason Charles Middleton Russell Simpson Jack Dougherty Guy Wilkerson Frankie Marvin Henry Hall Fred S. Toones
gene autry rancher father son cattle rustler turpentiner engaging rousing thrilling confident georgia forest ranch jail small town schemes land dispute murder frame-up cattle rustling
The old west range war story transported to Georgia, with Autry as the hero.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Frog Millhouse
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Polly Rowles Ula Love Ruth Bacon Jane Hunt George Chesebro Alan Bridge Tom London Edmund Cobb Frankie Marvin
ranch owner rancher gene autry businesswoman sidekick college graduate positive winsome spirited ranch wild west house family business inheritance schemes advice inexperience ranching rescue love
Ranch owner Sandra, fresh from animal husbandry school, brings a flock of sheep into cattle country. The local ranchers don't like it, and ranch foreman Gene must deal with it.