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Plot

Gene Autry's second 1949 release for Columbia was Riders of the Whistling Pines. As was customary for Autry, the title refers to one of the songs heard in the film, rather than the plotline at hand. The villains busy themselves destroying all the timber in a government forest preserve. When Autry steps in to stop the bad guys, they cook up a frame by accusing him of poisoning cattle. Jimmy Lloyd co-stars as an aviator who figures prominently in the action-packed finale. Autry's leading lady this time out is Patricia White, who later gained prominence on TV as Patricia Barry. At 72 minutes, Riders of the Whistling Pines was one of the longest of Autry's Columbia efforts.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Westerns
Run Time:
70min.
DVD Release Date:
08/05/2003
Director(s):
John English
Starring:
Gene Autry , Patricia Barry , Jimmy Lloyd , Douglas Dumbrille , Damian O'Flynn
Themes:
Flight of the Innocent,Taming the West
Tone:
Earnest,Easygoing,Light
Keywords:
cattle,conflict,courage,cowboy,false-accusation,frame-up,gangster,good-guy,innocence,insects,investigation,killing,lumber,lumberjack,murder,name-clearing,outlaw [Western],poison,ranger [military],rap-music,tree
Language:
English