Riders in the Sky (1949)
- Starring:
- Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, (more)
- Director(s):
- John English
- Format(s):
- DVD
View All Versions to rent and buy
Synopsis of Riders in the Sky
Gene Autry enjoyed considerable success with his recording of Stan Jones' haunting "Riders in the Sky". He then parlayed this success into a film, which proved to be one of Autry's best postwar efforts. The basic plot concerns Autry's efforts to clear rancher Ralph Lawson (Steve Darrell) of a trumped-up murder charge. The trumper-upper, Rock McCleary, is played by Robert Livingston, a former cowboy star who turned to character roles late in his career. The heroine is played by Gloria Henry, ten years removed from her TV fame as Alice Mitchell in Dennis the Menace. The title song is imaginatively staged by director John English, with a ghostly Tom London riding hard and fast as a montage of moody images play across the screen. So effective was this vignette that Columbia included it in the coming-attractions trailer for Riders in the Sky. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 71 mins
Complete Cast of Riders in the Sky
- Gene Autry - Himself
- Pat Buttram - Chuckwalla Jones
- Robert Livingston - Rock McCleary
- Alan Hale, Jr. - Marshal Riggs
- Hank Patterson - Luke
- Dennis Moore - Bud Dwyer
- Kenne Duncan - Travis
- Roy Gordon - J.B. Balloway
- Lynton Brent
- Champion Jr.
- Isabel Withers
- Bud Osborne
- Boyd Stockman
- Pat O'Malley
- Gloria Henry - Ann Lawson
- Mary Beth Hughes - Julie Steward
- Steven Darrell - Ralph Lawson
- Tom London - Old Man Roberts
- Ben Welden - Dave
- Joe Forte - Willard Agnew
- Frank Jaquet - Coroner
- Lois Bridge - Widow Cathart
- Robert Walker
- Denver Dixon
- Kermit Maynard
- John Parrish
- Sandy Sanders
- Art Mix
- Director(s):
- John English
- Writer(s):
- Gerald Geraghty
- Producer(s):
- Armand Schaefer
- Categories:
- Westerns
- Looking for special editions of Riders in the Sky?
- See All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
