Melody Ranch
Plot: His Arizona hometown of Torpedo invites Gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the Frontier Days Celebration.
Release Date:
Sunday, September 15 1940
85 years ago
85 years ago
Genres: Western
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Cast
Gene Autry. Gene Autry was 32 in Melody Ranch as 'Cornelius J. Courtney'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 29 1907 –
Died: Fri, Oct 02 1998
Died: Fri, Oct 02 1998
Ann Miller. Ann Miller was 17 in Melody Ranch as 'Julie Shelton'.Birthday: Thu, Apr 12 1923 –
Died: Thu, Jan 22 2004
Died: Thu, Jan 22 2004
Jimmy Durante. Jimmy Durante was 47 in Melody Ranch as 'Cornelius J. Courtney'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 09 1893 –
Died: Tue, Jan 29 1980
Died: Tue, Jan 29 1980
Barton MacLane. Barton MacLane was 37 in Melody Ranch as 'Mark Wildhack'.Birthday: Thu, Dec 25 1902 –
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1969
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1969
Jerome Cowan. Jerome Cowan was 42 in Melody Ranch as 'Tommy Summerville'.Birthday: Sun, Oct 03 1897 –
Died: Mon, Jan 24 1972
Died: Mon, Jan 24 1972
Barbara Jo Allen. Barbara Jo Allen was 34 in Melody Ranch as 'Veronica Whipple'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 02 1906 –
Died: Sat, Sep 14 1974
Died: Sat, Sep 14 1974
George 'Gabby' Hayes. George 'Gabby' Hayes was 55 in Melody Ranch as 'Pop Laramie'.Birthday: Wed, May 06 1885 –
Died: Sun, Feb 09 1969
Died: Sun, Feb 09 1969
Mary Lee. Mary Lee was 15 in Melody Ranch as 'Penny Curtis'.Birthday: Fri, Oct 24 1924 –
Died: Thu, Jun 06 1996
Died: Thu, Jun 06 1996
Joe Sawyer. Joe Sawyer was 34 in Melody Ranch as 'Jasper Wildhack'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 29 1906 –
Died: Wed, Apr 21 1982
Died: Wed, Apr 21 1982
Horace McMahon. Horace McMahon was 34 in Melody Ranch as 'Bud Wildhack'.Birthday: Thu, May 17 1906 –
Died: Tue, Aug 17 1971
Died: Tue, Aug 17 1971
Clarence Wilson. Clarence Wilson was 63 in Melody Ranch as 'Judge Henderson'.Birthday: Thu, Nov 16 1876 –
Died: Sun, Oct 05 1941
Died: Sun, Oct 05 1941
William Benedict. William Benedict was 23 in Melody Ranch as 'Slim'.Birthday: Mon, Apr 16 1917 –
Died: Thu, Nov 25 1999
Died: Thu, Nov 25 1999
Billy Bletcher. Billy Bletcher was 45 in Melody Ranch as 'Scarlet Shadow Radio Actor'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 23 1894 –
Died: Fri, Jan 05 1979
Died: Fri, Jan 05 1979
Veda Ann Borg. Veda Ann Borg was 25 in Melody Ranch as 'Receptionist'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 11 1915 –
Died: Thu, Aug 16 1973
Died: Thu, Aug 16 1973
Roy Bucko. Roy Bucko was 47 in Melody Ranch as 'Henchman'.Birthday: Tue, Aug 22 1893 –
Died: Fri, Aug 06 1954
Died: Fri, Aug 06 1954
Bob Card. Bob Card was >> in Melody Ranch as 'Melody Ranch Band Musician'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
George Chandler. George Chandler was 42 in Melody Ranch as 'Taxi Driver'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 30 1898 –
Died: Mon, Jun 10 1985
Died: Mon, Jun 10 1985
George Chesebro. George Chesebro was 52 in Melody Ranch as 'Henchman'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 29 1888 –
Died: Thu, May 28 1959
Died: Thu, May 28 1959
Edmund Cobb. Edmund Cobb was 48 in Melody Ranch as 'Autry Voter Complaining to Pop'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 23 1892 –
Died: Thu, Aug 15 1974
Died: Thu, Aug 15 1974
Spade Cooley. Spade Cooley was 29 in Melody Ranch as 'Melody Ranch Band Musician'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 17 1910 –
Died: Sun, Nov 23 1969
Died: Sun, Nov 23 1969
Tex Cooper. Tex Cooper was 64 in Melody Ranch as 'Bets on Autry'.Birthday: Fri, Apr 21 1876 –
Died: Thu, Mar 29 1951
Died: Thu, Mar 29 1951
Jim Corey. Jim Corey was 51 in Melody Ranch as 'Autry Rider'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 22 1889 –
Died: Sun, Mar 26 1950
Died: Sun, Mar 26 1950
Carl Cotner. Carl Cotner was >> in Melody Ranch as 'Melody Ranch Band Musician'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Jack Deery. Jack Deery was 48 in Melody Ranch as 'Radio Show Spectator'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 31 1892 –
Died: Wed, May 05 1965
Died: Wed, May 05 1965
Curley Dresden. Curley Dresden was 40 in Melody Ranch as 'Autry Rider'.Birthday: Tue, Jul 17 1900 –
Died: Sun, Jun 07 1953
Died: Sun, Jun 07 1953
Dick Elliott. Dick Elliott was 54 in Melody Ranch as 'Sheriff Barstow'.Birthday: Thu, Apr 29 1886 –
Died: Fri, Dec 22 1961
Died: Fri, Dec 22 1961
Charlotte Fletcher. Charlotte Fletcher was 12 in Melody Ranch Birthday: Sat, Aug 11 1928 –
Died: Wed, Sep 10 2003
Died: Wed, Sep 10 2003
Herman Hack. Herman Hack was 41 in Melody Ranch as 'Frank #2'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 15 1899 –
Died: Thu, Oct 19 1967
Died: Thu, Oct 19 1967
Frank Hagney. Frank Hagney was 56 in Melody Ranch as 'Man Who Asks for Quiet'.Birthday: Thu, Mar 20 1884 –
Died: Mon, Jun 25 1973
Died: Mon, Jun 25 1973
Donald Haines. Donald Haines was 21 in Melody Ranch as 'Callboy'.Birthday: Fri, May 09 1919 –
Died: Sat, Feb 20 1943
Died: Sat, Feb 20 1943
Chick Hannan. Chick Hannan was 39 in Melody Ranch as 'Wildhack Cohort'.Birthday: Fri, May 24 1901 –
Died: Thu, Aug 14 1980
Died: Thu, Aug 14 1980
Lloyd Ingraham. Lloyd Ingraham was 65 in Melody Ranch as 'Ed - Bartender'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 29 1874 –
Died: Wed, Apr 04 1956
Died: Wed, Apr 04 1956
Jack Ingram. Jack Ingram was 37 in Melody Ranch as 'Radio Actor with Loco'.Birthday: Sat, Nov 15 1902 –
Died: Thu, Feb 20 1969
Died: Thu, Feb 20 1969
Tiny Jones. Tiny Jones was 64 in Melody Ranch as 'Woman Asking About Electric Shock'.Birthday: Thu, Nov 25 1875 –
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1952
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1952
Jane Keckley. Jane Keckley was 64 in Melody Ranch as 'Trolley Passenger'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 10 1876 –
Died: Wed, Aug 14 1963
Died: Wed, Aug 14 1963
Jack Kirk. Jack Kirk was 45 in Melody Ranch as 'Heavy Man at Back of Bus with Corny'.Birthday: Tue, Feb 19 1895 –
Died: Mon, Sep 13 1948
Died: Mon, Sep 13 1948
Tom London. Tom London was 51 in Melody Ranch as 'Henchman Joe #2'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 23 1889 –
Died: Thu, Dec 05 1963
Died: Thu, Dec 05 1963
Harley Luse. Harley Luse was >> in Melody Ranch as 'Melody Ranch Band Musician'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Frankie Marvin. Frankie Marvin was 36 in Melody Ranch as 'Melody Ranch Band Musician'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 07 1904 –
Died: Fri, Jan 18 1985
Died: Fri, Jan 18 1985
Frank McCarroll. Frank McCarroll was 48 in Melody Ranch as 'Rancher'.Birthday: Mon, Sep 05 1892 –
Died: Mon, Mar 08 1954
Died: Mon, Mar 08 1954
Merrill McCormick. Merrill McCormick was 42 in Melody Ranch as 'Henchman'.Birthday: Sat, Feb 05 1898 –
Died: Wed, Aug 19 1953
Died: Wed, Aug 19 1953
John Merton. John Merton was 39 in Melody Ranch as 'Warns the Wildhacks'.Birthday: Mon, Feb 18 1901 –
Died: Sat, Sep 19 1959
Died: Sat, Sep 19 1959
Art Mix. Art Mix was 44 in Melody Ranch as 'Rancher'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 18 1896 –
Died: Thu, Dec 07 1972
Died: Thu, Dec 07 1972
Jack Montgomery. Jack Montgomery was >> in Melody Ranch as 'Henchman Charlie'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Horace Murphy. Horace Murphy was 60 in Melody Ranch as 'Loco - Cowboy Radio Actor'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 02 1880 –
Died: Mon, Jan 20 1975
Died: Mon, Jan 20 1975
Bill Nestell. Bill Nestell was 47 in Melody Ranch as 'Man at Trial'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 03 1893 –
Died: Tue, Oct 18 1966
Died: Tue, Oct 18 1966
Gene Roth. Gene Roth was 37 in Melody Ranch as 'Henchman Joe #1'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 08 1903 –
Died: Mon, Jul 19 1976
Died: Mon, Jul 19 1976
Tom Smith. Tom Smith was 48 in Melody Ranch as 'Henchman'.Birthday: Sat, Sep 10 1892 –
Died: Mon, Feb 23 1976
Died: Mon, Feb 23 1976
Ray Teal. Ray Teal was 38 in Melody Ranch as 'Henchman'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 12 1902 –
Died: Fri, Apr 02 1976
Died: Fri, Apr 02 1976
Wally West. Wally West was 36 in Melody Ranch as 'Townsman'.Birthday: Sun, Oct 11 1903 –
Died: Wed, May 16 1984
Died: Wed, May 16 1984
Slim Whitaker. Slim Whitaker was 47 in Melody Ranch as 'Autry Voter on Trolley'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 27 1893 –
Died: Tue, Sep 27 1960
Died: Tue, Sep 27 1960
Crew
Joseph Santley. Joseph Santley was 50 in Melody Ranch as 'Director'Birthday: Fri, Jan 10 1890 –
Died: Sun, Aug 08 1971
Died: Sun, Aug 08 1971
Joseph H. August. Joseph H. August was 50 in Melody Ranch as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Sat, Apr 26 1890 –
Died: Thu, Sep 25 1947
Died: Thu, Sep 25 1947
George Blair. George Blair was 34 in Melody Ranch as 'Assistant Director'Birthday: Wed, Dec 06 1905 –
Died: Sun, Apr 19 1970
Died: Sun, Apr 19 1970
Jack Moffitt. Jack Moffitt was 39 in Melody Ranch as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Wed, May 08 1901 –
Died: Thu, Dec 04 1969
Died: Thu, Dec 04 1969
F. Hugh Herbert. F. Hugh Herbert was 43 in Melody Ranch as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Sat, May 29 1897 –
Died: Sat, May 17 1958
Died: Sat, May 17 1958
Sol C. Siegel. Sol C. Siegel was 37 in Melody Ranch as 'Associate Producer'Birthday: Mon, Mar 30 1903 –
Died: Wed, Dec 29 1982
Died: Wed, Dec 29 1982
Lester Orlebeck. Lester Orlebeck was 33 in Melody Ranch as 'Editor'Birthday: Wed, Jun 26 1907 –
Died: Sun, Aug 02 1970
Died: Sun, Aug 02 1970
William Lava. William Lava was 29 in Melody Ranch as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Sat, Mar 18 1911 –
Died: Sat, Feb 20 1971
Died: Sat, Feb 20 1971
Paul Sawtell. Paul Sawtell was 34 in Melody Ranch as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Sat, Feb 03 1906 –
Died: Sun, Aug 01 1971
Died: Sun, Aug 01 1971
Jule Styne. Jule Styne was 34 in Melody Ranch as 'Songs'Birthday: Sun, Dec 31 1905 –
Died: Tue, Sep 20 1994
Died: Tue, Sep 20 1994
Yakima Canutt. Yakima Canutt was 44 in Melody Ranch as 'Stunts'Birthday: Fri, Nov 29 1895 –
Died: Sat, May 24 1986
Died: Sat, May 24 1986
John Victor Mackay. John Victor Mackay was >> in Melody Ranch as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Unknown Birthday