Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
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- Publication date
- 1937
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- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Topics
- Western, Gene Autry
- Publisher
- Republic Pictures
Parker (LeRoy Mason) steals cattle from the cattlemen and blames it on the turpentiners.
Then he incites the cattlemen to burn down the turpentiners trees.
When Gene finds the rustled cattle he tries to kill him.
Failing, he kills both Gene's father (Charles Middleton) and Bayliss Baynum (Russell Simpson) and has Gene arrested for Baynum's murder.
Then he incites the cattlemen to burn down the turpentiners trees.
When Gene finds the rustled cattle he tries to kill him.
Failing, he kills both Gene's father (Charles Middleton) and Bayliss Baynum (Russell Simpson) and has Gene arrested for Baynum's murder.
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- 2012-01-03 08:25:28
- Color
- black & white
- Director
- Joseph Kane
- Identifier
- YodelinKidofPineRidge
- Run time
- 59 min.
- Sound
- sound
- Year
- 1937
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Reviewer:
Poohbah70
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January 15, 2020
Subject: Gene Autry - Your Average Autry Western
Subject: Gene Autry - Your Average Autry Western
Some seem to think it was a clever move to have Autry living in, leaving and returning to the Georgia/Florida pine forests because Autry was popular there - I guess that makes cash sense, but makes for a forced plot about cattle thieves pitting cattle ranchers against "turpentiners", that is hill folk or hillbillies who tap the pine trees for their sap. Hillbillies were popular film fodder in the 1930s as well, so there's cash sense again. These days the whole "hillbilly" thing is anachronistic - save in the "The Beverly Hillbillies" series which ran from 1962-71. Autry, always fair about things, gets on everyone's bad side and leaves for the West where he becomes a wild West show star. The show travels back to his hometown where everything is much the same and he winds up in the middle of it and has to sort it out. The owner of the show Smiley Burnette plays his role for laughs as usual. Le Roy Mason as the oily two-faced crook egging everyone on does his usual good job. There are good performances by Charles Middleton as Autry's father and Russell Simpson as the turpentiner's leader, both as nasty pieces of work. Lovely Betty Bronson is Autry's love interest. IMDb tells us that after an early star turn in film, she was relegated to acting in B films. Between 1922-37 she appeared in 30 films, this one being the last in that run; then between 1955-71 appeared in 11 movies/TV shows. The Tennessee Ramblers, comic western/country musicians are good in small doses, and are best when playing funny and improvised instruments. The two TR ladies singing with them are an early country-western duo who may have had some regional popularity. We even get a bit of a spiritual from the Black workers mourning Middleton's (Autry, Sr.) death. Autry sings and yodels his way through 3 or 4 songs. And, Champion, his horse is great as usual. IMDb says this is a 60:00 movie, but this version runs 59:03 - I screened a 53:00 version available on the IA, so can't comment on what that extra 6:00 provides. Its an enjoyable film.
Reviewer:
bobsluckycat
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January 8, 2013
Subject: One Of The Best Of The Early Autry Pictures
Subject: One Of The Best Of The Early Autry Pictures
After two years of Gene Autry films, Republic Pictures re-made his first and re-worked the story and made it better and knowing now who his main audience was played directly to it. Nobody in pictures was bigger in the South than Autry, so it stands to reason that this would be set in Georgia in a feud between cattlemen and hillbillies. No sagebrush and sand here.
Everything clicks here too, the songs are nicely integrated, the characters though a bit broad are all quite good. You have to overlook a couple of things of the day. Child beating and abuse and the understated romance between a 30 year old Autry and a underage teen (as played by 31 year old Betty Bronson, looking half her age. She was quite fetching and left films after this for many years.)
Charles Middleton and Russell Simpson were two old pros and not very likeable here. LeRoy Mason very smooth and understated as the main bad guy.
Co-Star Smiley Burnett has the "Gabby Hayes", role in this one from the original "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", and he's much better than Hayes by a long shot.
Lots of action, shooting, good acting and a good story albeit off the beaten path somewhat,make this one of Autry's best.
Print here is the restored version and is superior and so is the sound in this MPEG-4 download. Highly recommended. Enjoy.
Everything clicks here too, the songs are nicely integrated, the characters though a bit broad are all quite good. You have to overlook a couple of things of the day. Child beating and abuse and the understated romance between a 30 year old Autry and a underage teen (as played by 31 year old Betty Bronson, looking half her age. She was quite fetching and left films after this for many years.)
Charles Middleton and Russell Simpson were two old pros and not very likeable here. LeRoy Mason very smooth and understated as the main bad guy.
Co-Star Smiley Burnett has the "Gabby Hayes", role in this one from the original "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", and he's much better than Hayes by a long shot.
Lots of action, shooting, good acting and a good story albeit off the beaten path somewhat,make this one of Autry's best.
Print here is the restored version and is superior and so is the sound in this MPEG-4 download. Highly recommended. Enjoy.
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