Gaucho Serenade

Gaucho Serenade

1940
1h 6min

Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in their car and a horse trailer carrying Gene's horse, Champion. They discover that Ronnie Willoughby, a young boy just off the boat from school in England, has hitched a ride, thinking that Gene and Frog were sent by his father to meet him. Ronnie thinks his father is a big rancher in the west and doesn't know that his father, Alfred Willoughby, is serving time in San Quentin prison because of a frame-up by the officials of a packing company. To keep the father from testifying against them, the packing company officials, Carter, Jenkins and Martin, have arranged for the boy to be kidnapped. Along the way a runaway bride, Joyce Halloway, and her young sister Patsy join the troupe.

Gaucho Serenade

Storyline

Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in their car and a horse trailer carrying Gene's horse, Champion. They discover that Ronnie Willoughby, a young boy just off the boat from school in England, has hitched a ride, thinking that Gene and Frog were sent by his father to meet him. Ronnie thinks his father is a big rancher in the west and doesn't know that his father, Alfred Willoughby, is serving time in San Quentin prison because of a frame-up by the officials of a packing company. To keep the father from testifying against them, the packing company officials, Carter, Jenkins and Martin, have arranged for the boy to be kidnapped. Along the way a runaway bride, Joyce Halloway, and her young sister Patsy join the troupe.
Cast
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
Frog Millhouse
June Storey
June Storey
Joyce Halloway
Mary Lee
Mary Lee
Patsy Halloway
Duncan Renaldo
Duncan Renaldo
Gaucho Don José
Clifford Severn
Ronnie Willoughby
Lester Matthews
Lester Matthews
Frederick Willoughby
Smith Ballew
Smith Ballew
Buck Benson
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
Edward Martin
William Ruhl
Henchman Carter
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
Rancher
Ted Adams
Ted Adams
E.J. Jenkins
Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles
Radio Announcer
Chuck Baldra
Chuck Baldra
Rancher
Buck Bucko
Henchman
Fred Burns
Fred Burns
Cowhand
Ed Cassidy
Ed Cassidy
Customs Officer
Champion
Champion
Champ
Jim Corey
Jim Corey
Henchman on Train
Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps
Police Radioman
Joe Dominguez
Mexican Vaquero
José Eslava
Orchestra Leader
Joel Friedkin
Joel Friedkin
Small Official
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
Norton School Headmaster
Jack Kirk
Jack Kirk
Gas Station Attendant
George Lloyd
George Lloyd
Steve
Tom London
Tom London
Sheriff Tom Olson
Frankie Marvin
Gas Station Attendant #2
Walter Miller
Walter Miller
George Blake
Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan
Motorcycle Cop #2
Julian Rivero
Julian Rivero
Mexican Rancher
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
Motorcycle Cop
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Policeman
Al Taylor
Al Taylor
Deputy
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
New York City Pier Worker
Fred Velasco
Dancer
Mary Velasco
Dancer
Hank Worden
Hank Worden
Farmer Driving Jalopy
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