Singing on the Trail (1946)

In this Western Ken Curtis Columbia Pictures lowbudget answer to Gene Autry romanced one of the studios most beautiful starlets Rita Hayworthlookalike Dusty Anderson She played Helen Wyatt whose father the rotund Guy Kibbee loses his ranch to the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots Unbeknownst to Wyatt the Hot Shots have been swindled by a couple of Eastern crooks Ian Keith and Matt Willis and consider themselves the lawful owners Chased by the irascible Wyatt the band members seek protection from aspiring singer Curt Stanton Curtis who they mistake for a gunslinger