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"Dick Tracy" (1950): Season 2: Episode 21 -- Still battling the Spider, the Spider Ring and his brother, Dick Tracy's leg is caught in submarine's mooring line, pulling him under the waves.
"Petticoat Junction" (1963): :  -- Clip: That's gonna cost you
"Petticoat Junction" (1963): :  -- Interview: The Cast "On the nostalgia and origins of the show
Bells of Capistrano (1942) -- When her competitor gets too rough rodeo owner Jennifer gets help from Gene.
Red River Valley (1936) -- Gene and Frog set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site.

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Overview

Date of Death:
16 February 1967, Encino, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Smiley worked on a local radio station and in Vaudeville after high school... more
Trivia:
Comedian. more
STARmeter: ?
Down 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
Lester 'Smiley' Burnett | 'Smiley' Burnette | George 'Smiley' Burnette | Lester 'Smiley' Burnette

Filmography

Actor:
  1. "Petticoat Junction" .... Charley Pratt (38 episodes, 1963-1967)
        - That's Max? (1967) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
        - Temperance! Temperance! (1967) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
        - Cannonball, Inc. (1966) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
        - The All-Night Party (1966) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
        - Betty Jo's Bike (1966) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
          (33 more)
  2. "Green Acres" .... Charley Pratt (7 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Never Trust a Little Old Lady (1966) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
        - The Hooterville Image (1966) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
        - The Day of Decision (1966) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
        - Lisa Bakes a Cake (1966) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
        - What Happened in Scranton? (1965) TV episode .... Charley Pratt
          (2 more)

  3. "Ranch Party" (1958) TV series .... Regular (1958)
  4. Last of the Pony Riders (1953) .... Smiley Burnette
  5. Saginaw Trail (1953) .... Smiley
  6. Pack Train (1953) .... Smiley Burnette
  7. Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953) .... Smiley Burnette (special billing credit sheet)
  8. On Top of Old Smoky (1953) .... Smiley
  9. Winning of the West (1953) .... Smiley Burnette
  10. The Kid from Broken Gun (1952) .... Smiley Burnette
  11. Junction City (1952) .... Smiley Brunette
  12. The Rough, Tough West (1952) .... Fire Chief Smiley Burnette
  13. Laramie Mountains (1952) .... Sergeant Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Mountain Desperadoes
  14. The Hawk of Wild River (1952) .... Smiley Brunette
  15. Smoky Canyon (1952) .... Smiley Burnette
  16. Pecos River (1951) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Without Risk (UK)
  17. The Kid from Amarillo (1951) .... Smiley
    ... aka Silver Chains (UK)
  18. Cyclone Fury (1951) .... Smiley Burnette
  19. Bonanza Town (1951) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Two-Fisted Agent (UK)
  20. Snake River Desperadoes (1951) .... Smiley Burnette
  21. Whirlwind (1951) .... Smiley Burnette
  22. Fort Savage Raiders (1951) .... Smiley
  23. Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951) .... Smiley
  24. Prairie Roundup (1951) .... Smiley Burnette
  25. Lightning Guns (1950) .... Smiley Burnette
  26. Frontier Outpost (1950) .... Smiley Burnette
  27. Raiders of Tomahawk Creek (1950) .... Smiley
  28. Across the Badlands (1950) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka The Challenge
  29. Streets of Ghost Town (1950) .... Smiley Burnette
  30. Texas Dynamo (1950) .... Smiley
    ... aka Suspected (UK)
  31. Outcasts of Black Mesa (1950) .... Smiley
    ... aka The Clue (UK)
  32. Trail of the Rustlers (1950) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Lost River (UK)

  33. Renegades of the Sage (1949) .... Smiley Brunette
    ... aka The Fort (UK)
  34. Horsemen of the Sierras (1949) .... Sheriff Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Remember Me (UK)
  35. Bandits of El Dorado (1949) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Tricked (UK: alternative title)
  36. South of Death Valley (1949) .... Marshal Smiley Burnette
    ... aka River of Poison (UK)
  37. The Blazing Trail (1949) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka The Forged Will (UK)
  38. Laramie (1949) .... Smiley Burnette
  39. Desert Vigilante (1949) .... Smiley Burnette
  40. Challenge of the Range (1949) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Moonlight Raid (UK)
  41. Quick on the Trigger (1948) .... Smiley
    ... aka Condemned in Error (UK)
  42. El Dorado Pass (1948) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Desperate Men (UK)
  43. Trail to Laredo (1948) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Sign of the Dagger (UK)
  44. Blazing Across the Pecos (1948) .... Marshal Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Under Arrest (UK)
  45. Whirlwind Raiders (1948) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka State Police (UK)
  46. West of Sonora (1948) .... Smiley Burnette
  47. Phantom Valley (1948) .... Smiley Brunette
  48. Six-Gun Law (1948) .... Smiley
  49. Last Days of Boot Hill (1947) .... Deputy Smiley Burnette
    ... aka On Boot Hill (UK)
  50. Buckaroo from Powder River (1947) .... Smiley
  51. Riders of the Lone Star (1947) .... Smiley Burnette
  52. The Stranger from Ponca City (1947) .... Smiley Burnette (cafe owner)
  53. Prairie Raiders (1947) .... Smiley
  54. Law of the Canyon (1947) .... Smiley
    ... aka The Price of Crime (UK)
  55. West of Dodge City (1947) .... Editor Smiley Burnette
  56. The Lone Hand Texan (1947) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka The Cheat (UK)
  57. South of the Chisholm Trail (1947) .... Smiley Burnette
  58. The Fighting Frontiersman (1946) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Golden Lady (UK)
  59. Terror Trail (1946) .... Smiley Burnette
  60. Landrush (1946) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka The Claw Strikes (UK)
  61. Heading West (1946) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka The Cheat's Last Throw (UK)
  62. The Desert Horseman (1946) .... Smiley
    ... aka Checkmate (UK)
  63. Two-Fisted Stranger (1946) .... Deputy Smiley Burnette
    ... aka High Stakes (UK)
  64. Galloping Thunder (1946) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka On Boot Hill (UK)
  65. Gunning for Vengeance (1946) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka Jail Break (UK)
  66. Roaring Rangers (1946) .... Smiley Burnette
    ... aka False Hero
  67. Firebrands of Arizona (1944) .... Frog/Beefsteak Discoe
  68. Code of the Prairie (1944) .... Frog Millhouse
  69. Bordertown Trail (1944) .... Frog Millhouse
  70. Call of the Rockies (1944) .... Frog Millhouse
  71. The Laramie Trail (1944) .... Frog
  72. Beneath Western Skies (1944) .... Sheriff Frog Millhouse
  73. Pride of the Plains (1944) .... Frog Millhouse
  74. Raiders of Sunset Pass (1943) .... Frog Millhouse
  75. Beyond the Last Frontier (1943) .... Frog Millhouse
  76. Silver Spurs (1943) .... Frog Millhouse
  77. King of the Cowboys (1943) .... Frog Millhouse
  78. Idaho (1943) .... Frog Millhouse
  79. Heart of the Golden West (1942) .... Smiley
  80. Bells of Capistrano (1942) .... Frog
  81. Call of the Canyon (1942) .... Frog Millhouse
  82. Stardust on the Sage (1942) .... Frog Millhouse
  83. Home in Wyomin' (1942) .... 'Frog' Millhouse
  84. Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) .... Frog Millhouse
  85. Cowboy Serenade (1942) .... Frog Millhouse
    ... aka Serenade of the West (UK)
  86. Sierra Sue (1941) .... Frog Millhouse
  87. Down Mexico Way (1941) .... Frog
  88. Under Fiesta Stars (1941) .... 'Frog' Millhouse
  89. Sunset in Wyoming (1941) .... Frog Millhouse
  90. The Singing Hill (1941) .... Frog
  91. Back in the Saddle (1941) .... Frog Millhouse
  92. Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) .... 'Frog' Millhouse
  93. Ride Tenderfoot Ride (1940) .... Frog Millhouse
  94. Carolina Moon (1940) .... Frog Millhouse
  95. Gaucho Serenade (1940) .... Frog Millhouse
    ... aka Keep Rollin' (USA: TV title)
  96. Rancho Grande (1940) .... Frog Millhouse

  97. South of the Border (1939) .... Frog Millhouse
  98. Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939) .... Frog Millhouse
  99. In Old Monterey (1939) .... Frog
  100. Colorado Sunset (1939) .... Frog Millhouse
  101. Mountain Rhythm (1939) .... Lester 'Frog' Millhouse
  102. Blue Montana Skies (1939) .... Frog Millhouse
  103. Mexicali Rose (1939) .... Frog Millhouse
  104. Home on the Prairie (1939) .... Frog Millhouse
  105. Western Jamboree (1938) .... Frog Millhouse
  106. Rhythm of the Saddle (1938) .... Frog Millhouse
  107. Prairie Moon (1938) .... Frog Millhouse
  108. Billy the Kid Returns (1938) .... Frog Millhouse
  109. Man from Music Mountain (1938) .... Frog Millhouse
  110. Gold Mine in the Sky (1938) .... Frog Millhouse
  111. Under Western Stars (1938) .... Frog
  112. Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938) .... Smiley Burnette
  113. The Old Barn Dance (1938) .... Frog Millhouse
  114. Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) .... Frog - Accordian Player
    ... aka Manhattan Music Box (UK)
  115. Springtime in the Rockies (1937) .... Frog Millhouse
  116. Boots and Saddles (1937) .... Frog
  117. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) .... Frog Millhouse
  118. Meet the Boyfriend (1937) .... Orchestra Leader
  119. Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937) .... Colonel Millhouse
    ... aka The Hero of Pine Ridge
  120. Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937) .... Frog Milhouse
    ... aka Rhythm on the Ranch
  121. Git Along Little Dogies (1937) .... Frog Millhouse
    ... aka Serenade of the West (UK)
  122. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937) .... Frog Millhouse
  123. Dick Tracy (1937/I) .... Mike McGurk
  124. Larceny on the Air (1937) .... Jimmy
  125. A Man Betrayed (1936) .... Hillbilly
  126. The Old Corral (1936/I) .... Deputy Frog Millhouse
    ... aka Texas Serenade (UK)
  127. The Big Show (1936) .... Frog
  128. Ride Ranger Ride (1936) .... Frog Millhouse
  129. Oh, Susanna! (1936) .... Frog Millhouse
  130. Guns and Guitars (1936) .... Frog Millhouse
  131. The Border Patrolman (1936) (as 'Smiley' Burnette) .... Chuck Owens
  132. Undersea Kingdom (1936) .... Briny Deep
  133. Hearts in Bondage (1936) (uncredited) .... Rammer
  134. The Singing Cowboy (1936) .... Frog Millhouse
  135. Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936) .... Frog
  136. Doughnuts and Society (1936) .... Mover #2
    ... aka Stepping Into Society (UK)
  137. Red River Valley (1936) .... Frog
    ... aka Man of the Frontier (USA: TV title)
  138. The Cheyenne Tornado (1935) (uncredited) .... Singer over credits
  139. Hitch Hike Lady (1935) (uncredited) .... Singer (cut from TV print)
    ... aka Eventful Journey (UK)
  140. The Singing Vagabond (1935) .... Frog
  141. Sagebrush Troubadour (1935) .... Frog Millhouse
  142. Harmony Lane (1935) (uncredited) .... Singer
  143. Melody Trail (1935) .... Frog Millhouse
  144. Waterfront Lady (1935) .... Musician
  145. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935) .... Smiley
  146. The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935) .... Jensen
  147. The Kids in the Shoe (1935) (voice) (uncredited) .... Singing little boy
  148. The Phantom Empire (1935) (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett) .... Oscar
    ... aka Gene Autry and the Phantom Empire
  149. Arizona Bad Man (1935) (uncredited) .... Credits singer
    ... aka Arizona Badman (USA: alternative title)
  150. Lightning Triggers (1935) (uncredited) .... Singer over opening credits
  151. Mystery Mountain (1934) (uncredited) .... Lake teamster [Chs. 6-7, 12]
  152. The Marines Are Coming (1934) (uncredited) .... Sailor delivering flowers to Bill
  153. In Old Santa Fe (1934) (uncredited) .... Accordionist-Singer
    ... aka Down in Old Santa Fe
Soundtrack:
  1. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) (V) (writer: "Uncle Noah's Ark" (uncredited))

  2. Country Music Holiday (1958) (writer: "My Home Town")
  3. "The Gene Autry Show" (9 episodes, 1950-1955)
    ... aka Melody Ranch
        - Ride Ranchero (1955) TV episode (writer: "Ridin' Down the Canyon")
        - The Portrait of White Cloud (1955) TV episode (writer: "It's My Lazy Day")
        - Boots and Ballots (1954) TV episode (writer: "Mama Don't Like Music")
        - The Carnival Comes West (1954) TV episode (writer: "Ridin' All Day")
        - Dry Gulch at Devil's Elbow (1953) TV episode (writer: "Fetch Me Down My Trusty .45")
          (4 more)
  4. Last of the Pony Riders (1953) (performer: "Sugar Babe")
  5. Saginaw Trail (1953) (writer: "Mam'selle") (performer: "Mam'selle")
  6. Pack Train (1953) (writer: "God's Little Candles", "Wagon Train", "Hominy Grits") (performer: "Wagon Train", "Hominy Grits")
  7. Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953) (performer: "The Thieving Burro")
  8. Winning of the West (1953) (writer: "Fetch Me Down My Trusty '45" (uncredited)) (music: "Five Minutes Late and a Dollar Short" (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Five Minutes Late and a Dollar Short" (uncredited)) (performer: "Five Minutes Late and a Dollar Short" (uncredited), "Fetch Me Down My Trusty '45" (uncredited))
  9. Laramie Mountains (1952) (writer: "Come to the Mess", "With a Sloop, Sloop, Sloop") (performer: "Come to the Mess", "With a Sloop, Sloop, Sloop")
    ... aka Mountain Desperadoes
  10. Smoky Canyon (1952) (writer: "It's Gotta Get Better", "Daydream Lariat") (performer: "It's Gotta Get Better", "Daydream Lariat")
  11. Pecos River (1951) (writer: "New Outlook On Life", "Get Together, Stay Together") (performer: "New Outlook On Life", "Get Together, Stay Together")
    ... aka Without Risk (UK)
  12. The Kid from Amarillo (1951) (writer: "The Great Burnette") (performer: "The Great Burnette", "Ziekel Saw The Wheel", "Old Colville Jail")
    ... aka Silver Chains (UK)
  13. Cyclone Fury (1951) (writer: "He'll Be Getting Some Sleep") (performer: "Hear the Wind (Singing a Cowboy Song)", "He'll Be Getting Some Sleep")
  14. Bonanza Town (1951) (writer: "Rooty-Toot", "It All Goes To Show You") (performer: "Rooty-Toot", "It All Goes To Show You")
    ... aka Two-Fisted Agent (UK)
  15. Silver Canyon (1951) (writer: "Ridin' Down the Canyon")
  16. Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951) (writer: "I'm A Sucker For a Bargain", "Rack-a-Bye-Baby") (performer: "I'm A Sucker For a Bargain", "Rack-a-Bye-Baby")
  17. Prairie Roundup (1951) (writer: "Deep Froggy Blues", "Snack-Happy") (performer: "Deep Froggy Blues", "Snack-Happy")
  18. Frontier Outpost (1950) (writer: "Twister", "I Live To Eat", "The Warning Song") (performer: "Twister", "I Live To Eat", "The Warning Song")
  19. Across the Badlands (1950) (writer: "I'm Telling Myself I Ain't Afraid", "Harmonica Bill") (performer: "I'm Telling Myself I Ain't Afraid", "Harmonica Bill")
    ... aka The Challenge
  20. Outcasts of Black Mesa (1950) (writer: "Nobody Fires the Boss", "Donkey Engine") (performer: "Nobody Fires the Boss", "Donkey Engine")
    ... aka The Clue (UK)
  21. Trail of the Rustlers (1950) (writer: "I Wish I Had Said That", "Blame It on Granpappy") (performer: "I Wish I Had Said That", "Blame It on Granpappy")
    ... aka Lost River (UK)

  22. Renegades of the Sage (1949) (writer: "Let Me Sleep", "Pussy Foot") (performer: "Let Me Sleep", "Pussy Foot", "I'm Thankful For Small Favors")
    ... aka The Fort (UK)
  23. Horsemen of the Sierras (1949) (writer: "My Night To Howl", "No Kid") (performer: "My Night To Howl", "No Kid")
    ... aka Remember Me (UK)
  24. Bandits of El Dorado (1949) (writer: "Half a Notion", "When I Find Out What I Said", "Come and Get Your Dinner") (performer: "Half a Notion", "When I Find Out What I Said", "Come and Get Your Dinner")
    ... aka Tricked (UK: alternative title)
  25. South of Death Valley (1949) (writer: "When You Go", "Ever Loving Marshal") (performer: "When You Go", "Ever Loving Marshal", "Rock-a-Bye Jailbird")
    ... aka River of Poison (UK)
  26. Desert Vigilante (1949) (writer: "I'm Having Too Musch Fun", "It Can't Be As Bad As That") (performer: "I'm Having Too Musch Fun", "It Can't Be As Bad As That")
  27. Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) (writer: "It's My Lazy Day")
  28. The Big Sombrero (1949) (writer: "I'm Thankful For Small Favors")
  29. Blazing Across the Pecos (1948) (writer: "Ain't Much House", "That's All Brother, That's All") (performer: "That's All Brother, That's All")
    ... aka Under Arrest (UK)
  30. Whirlwind Raiders (1948) (writer: "Looking Poor and Feeling Rich", "Fiddlin' Fool") (performer: "Looking Poor and Feeling Rich", "Fiddlin' Fool", "Blue Tail Fly")
    ... aka State Police (UK)
  31. Oklahoma Blues (1948) (writer: "On the Strings of My Lonesome Guitar")
  32. Six-Gun Law (1948) (writer: "If I Were the Boss of the Town") (performer: "If I Were the Boss of the Town")
  33. Last Days of Boot Hill (1947) (writer: "On My Way Back Home", "Giddy Up, Jericho") (performer: "On My Way Back Home", "Giddy Up, Jericho", "Inside Looking Out", "Texas Belle")
    ... aka On Boot Hill (UK)
  34. Buckaroo from Powder River (1947) (writer: "It Sure Sounds Good To Me", "Cecil Could See") (performer: "It Sure Sounds Good To Me", "Cecil Could See", "Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny", "Seeing Nellie Home")
  35. Riders of the Lone Star (1947) (writer: "Granddaddy Bullfrog", "Prairie Dog's Lament", "Oh, Mona") (performer: "Granddaddy Bullfrog", "Prairie Dog's Lament", "Oh, Mona")
  36. The Stranger from Ponca City (1947) (writer: "Catfish Take a Look at That Worm") (performer: "Catfish Take a Look at That Worm", "Hillbilly Lill")
  37. Prairie Raiders (1947) (writer: "Raising Rabbits", "The Thieving Burro") (performer: "Raising Rabbits", "The Thieving Burro")
  38. Law of the Canyon (1947) (writer: "Trouble Always Finds Me", "My Luck") (performer: "Trouble Always Finds Me", "My Luck")
    ... aka The Price of Crime (UK)
  39. Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947) (writer: "It's My Lazy Day", "Great Grand Dad")
  40. West of Dodge City (1947) (writer: "Satchel Up and Go", "Hear the Little Cricket", "I Can't Cry For Laughing") (performer: "Satchel Up and Go", "Hear the Little Cricket", "I Can't Cry For Laughing")
  41. The Lone Hand Texan (1947) (writer: "We Had a Big Time", "Crow Song", "What Makes You So Sweet?", "They Never Say 'Love You' On a Postcard", "The Birthday Song") (performer: "We Had a Big Time", "Crow Song", "What Makes You So Sweet?", "They Never Say 'Love You' On a Postcard", "The Birthday Song")
    ... aka The Cheat (UK)
  42. South of the Chisholm Trail (1947) (writer: "Dr. Burnette, King of Pain", "Hi Nellie, Lo-Nellie", "I Get the Sillies") (performer: "Dr. Burnette, King of Pain", "Hi Nellie, Lo-Nellie", "I Get the Sillies", "Froggy Went A-Courtin'")
  43. The Fighting Frontiersman (1946) (writer: "Swamp Woman Blues", "Don't Be Mad At Me") (performer: "Swamp Woman Blues", "Don't Be Mad At Me", "Little Brown Jug")
    ... aka Golden Lady (UK)
  44. Terror Trail (1946) (writer: "Peg-Leg", "Way Down Low") (performer: "Peg-Leg", "Way Down Low")
  45. Landrush (1946) (writer: "Dentist's Song", "Don't Be Mad At Me") (performer: "Dentist's Song", "Don't Be Mad At Me")
    ... aka The Claw Strikes (UK)
  46. Heading West (1946) (writer: "Ol' Sally Goodwin", "Bless Your Heart", "That Old Ice Cream Freezer", "Scaredy Cat Blues") (performer: "Ol' Sally Goodwin", "Bless Your Heart", "That Old Ice Cream Freezer", "Scaredy Cat Blues")
    ... aka The Cheat's Last Throw (UK)
  47. The Desert Horseman (1946) (writer: "I Wish I Could Be A Singing Cowboy", "He Was An Amatuer Once", "Ring the Bell") (performer: "I Wish I Could Be A Singing Cowboy", "He Was An Amatuer Once", "Ring the Bell")
    ... aka Checkmate (UK)
  48. Galloping Thunder (1946) (writer: "I Want To Play The Fife", "He'll Be Getting Some Sleep") (performer: "I Want To Play The Fife", "He'll Be Getting Some Sleep", "Singing A Country Song")
    ... aka On Boot Hill (UK)
  49. Gunning for Vengeance (1946) (writer: "Hominy Grits", "Belle of Sonora", "A Blacksmith of the Village", "Twenty Long Years") (performer: "Hominy Grits", "Belle of Sonora", "A Blacksmith of the Village", "Twenty Long Years")
    ... aka Jail Break (UK)
  50. Roaring Rangers (1946) (writer: "The New Ten-Gallon Hat", "Lazy Daily Dozen") (performer: "The New Ten-Gallon Hat", "Lazy Daily Dozen", "Listen To the Mocking Bird")
    ... aka False Hero
  51. Bordertown Trail (1944) (writer: "It's My Lazy Day")
  52. King of the Cowboys (1943) (performer: "Ride 'Em, Cowboy")
  53. Stardust on the Sage (1942) (music: "Wouldn't You Like to Know?" (1942) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Wouldn't You Like to Know?" (1942) (uncredited)) (performer: "Wouldn't You Like to Know?" (1942) (uncredited), "You Are My Sunshine" (1940) (uncredited), "Home on the Range" (1904) (uncredited), "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (1942) (uncredited))
  54. Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942) (writer: "Ridin' Down the Canyon" (uncredited))
  55. Bells of Capistrano (1942) (performer: "Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You")
  56. Home in Wyomin' (1942) (performer: "Modern Design")
  57. Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) (writer: "A Rumble Seat For Two") (performer: "A Rumble Seat For Two")
  58. Sierra Sue (1941) (writer: "Heebie Jeebie Blues") (performer: "Heebie Jeebie Blues")
  59. Down Mexico Way (1941) (performer: "Roll Out the Barrells")
  60. Under Fiesta Stars (1941) (writer: "Keep It in the Family")
  61. Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) (writer: "Some Dancin'") (performer: "Some Dancin'")
  62. Ride Tenderfoot Ride (1940) (writer: "That Was Me by the Sea" (1940) (uncredited)) (performer: "Eleven More Months and Ten More Days" (1930) (uncredited), "That Was Me by the Sea" (1940) (uncredited))
  63. Carolina Moon (1940) (performer: "Carolina Moon" (1928) (uncredited), "At the Rodeo" (1940) (uncredited), "Me and My Echo" (1940) (uncredited))
  64. Gaucho Serenade (1940) (music: "Wooing of Kitty MacFuty" (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Wooing of Kitty MacFuty" (uncredited)) (performer: "Headin' for the Wide Open Spaces" (uncredited), "Wooing of Kitty MacFuty" (uncredited), "Keep Rollin' Lazy Longhorns" (uncredited))
    ... aka Keep Rollin' (USA: TV title)
  65. Rancho Grande (1940) (writer: "You Can Take the Boy Out of the Country" (uncredited)) (performer: "Alla En El Rancho Grande" (1934) (uncredited), "Dude Ranch Cow Hands"(1938) (uncredited), "There'll Never Be Another Pal Like You" (1940) (uncredited), "You Can Take the Boy Out of the Country" (uncredited)) ("Alla En El Rancho Grande" (1934) (uncredited))

  66. Blue Montana Skies (1939) (performer: "Rockin' in the Saddle" (1939) (uncredited), "The Old Geezer" (1939) (uncredited))
  67. Colorado Sunset (1939) (writer: "Cowboys Don't Milk Cows" (1939) (uncredited)) (performer: "On the Merry Old Way Back Home" (uncredited), "Cowboys Don't Milk Cows" (1939) (uncredited), "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" (1935) (uncredited), "Autry's the Man - Vote for Autry" (uncredited)) ("Autry's the Man - Vote for Autry" (uncredited))
  68. South of the Border (1939) (writer: "Fat Caballero" (1939) (uncredited)) (performer: "Come to the Fiesta" (uncredited), "When the Cactus Blooms Again" (uncredited), "Fat Caballero" (1939) (uncredited)) ("South of the Border" (1939) (uncredited))
  69. Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939) (performer: "On the Sunny Side of the Cell" (uncredited), "Rocky Mountain Express" (uncredited), "Hurray" (uncredited))
  70. In Old Monterey (1939) (performer: "It Looks Like Rain" (uncredited))
  71. Mountain Rhythm (1939) (performer: "Highways Are Happy Ways (When They Lead the Way to Home)" (uncredited), "It Makes No Difference Now" (1938) (uncredited), "It Was Only a Hobo's Dream" (1939) (uncredited), "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" (uncredited), "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers!" (1879) (uncredited), "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" (1909) (uncredited), "Knights of the Open Road" (1939) (uncredited)) ("Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" (1909) (uncredited))
  72. Mexicali Rose (1939) (performer: "My Orchestra's Driving Me Crazy" (uncredited), "Alla En El Rancho Grande" (1934) (uncredited))
  73. Home on the Prairie (1939) (performer: "There's Nothing Like Work" (uncredited))
  74. Gold Mine in the Sky (1938) (writer: "That's How Donkeys Were Born" (1938) (uncredited), "Hike Yaa Move Along" (uncredited), "Tumbleweed Tenor" (1938) (uncredited)) (performer: "Hummin' When We're Comin' Round the Bend" (uncredited), "There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)" (1823) (uncredited), "That's How Donkeys Were Born" (1938) (uncredited), "Dude Ranch Cowhands" (1938), "Hike Yaa Move Along" (uncredited), "Tumbleweed Tenor" (1938) (uncredited))
  75. Rhythm of the Saddle (1938) (performer: "Oh! Ladies" (1938) (uncredited), "The Old Trail" (1938) (uncredited), "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (1910) (uncredited)) ("She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" (uncredited))
  76. Prairie Moon (1938) (performer: "Rhythm of the Hoofbeats" (1938) (uncredited), "In the Jailhouse Now" (1928) (uncredited), "The Story of Trigger Joe" (uncredited)) ("The West, a Nest, and You" (1922) (uncredited))
  77. Western Jamboree (1938) (performer: "Balloon Song" (uncredited), "I Love the Morning" (uncredited))
  78. Billy the Kid Returns (1938) (writer: "Sing a Little Song About Anything") (performer: "Sing a Little Song About Anything")
  79. Man from Music Mountain (1938) (writer: "All Nice People" (uncredited), "She Works Third Tub at the Laundrey" (uncredited)) (performer: "The Man From Music Mountain" (uncredited), "Love, Burning Love" (uncredited), "All Nice People" (uncredited), "She Works Third Tub at the Laundrey" (uncredited))
  80. Under Western Stars (1938) (performer: "Send My Mail to the County Jail", "Back to the Backwoods")
  81. The Old Barn Dance (1938) (music: "Roamin' Around the Range" (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Roamin' Around the Range" (uncredited)) (performer: "Ten Little Miles" (1938) (uncredited), "Old Nell" (uncredited), "Roamin' Around the Range" (uncredited), "The New Jassackaphone" (1936) (uncredited))
  82. Git Along Little Dogies (1937) (music: "Honey Bringing Honey To You" (1937) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Honey Bringing Honey To You" (1937) (uncredited)) (performer: "Git Along Little Dogie" (uncredited), "Honey Bringing Honey To You" (1937) (uncredited), "Chinatown My Chinatown" (1906) (uncredited), "If You Want to Be a Cowboy" (1937) (uncredited)) ("Pop! Goes the Weasel" (uncredited))
    ... aka Serenade of the West (UK)
  83. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937) (writer: "Uncle Noah's Ark" (1937) (uncredited)) (performer: "When the Bloom Is on the Sage" (1930) (uncredited), "Old Chisholm Trail (Come a Ti Yi Yippee Yippee Yay)" (uncredited), "Uncle Noah's Ark" (1937) (uncredited), "Voice Improvisation" (uncredited), "Dinah" (1925)) ("When the Bloom Is on the Sage" (1930) (uncredited))
  84. Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937) (performer: "The Old Home Place" (1937) (uncredited), "Little Black Bronc" (1937) (uncredited), "Untitled Dance Music" (uncredited), "The Dying Cowgirl" (1937) (uncredited))
    ... aka Rhythm on the Ranch
  85. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) (writer: "I Got the Heebie-Jeebie Blues" (1937) (uncredited), "The Defective Detective from Brooklyn" (1937) (uncredited)) (performer: "The West Ain't What It Used to Be" (1937) (uncredited), "I Got the Heebie-Jeebie Blues" (1937) (uncredited), "The Defective Detective from Brooklyn" (1937) (uncredited))
  86. Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) ("It's Round Up Time in Reno" (uncredited))
    ... aka Manhattan Music Box (UK)
  87. Springtime in the Rockies (1937) (writer: "Way Down Low" (uncredited)) (performer: "When It's Springtime in the Rockies" (uncredited), "Way Down Low" (uncredited), "Down in the Land of Zulu" (uncredited)) ("When It's Springtime in the Rockies" (uncredited))
  88. Boots and Saddles (1937) (writer: "Dusty Roads" (uncredited)) (performer: "Dusty Roads" (uncredited))
  89. Meet the Boyfriend (1937) (lyrics: "You Are My Rosebud")
  90. Mountain Music (1937) (writer: "Mama Don't Allow")
  91. Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937) (performer: "The Millhouse Wild West Show" (uncredited), "Molly Put the Kettle On" (uncredited))
    ... aka The Hero of Pine Ridge
  92. Red River Valley (1936) (writer: "Fetch Me Down My Trusty '45" (1936) (uncredited), "Red River Sweetheart" (1936) (uncredited), "Keep Goin' Little Pony" (1936) (uncredited)) (performer: "Fetch Me Down My Trusty '45" (1936) (uncredited)) ("Red River Valley" (1936) (uncredited), "Yodeling Cowboy" (1936) (uncredited))
    ... aka Man of the Frontier (USA: TV title)
  93. The Singing Cowboy (1936) (music: "Rainbow Trail" (1936) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Rainbow Trail" (1936) (uncredited)) (performer: "Ya Hoo" (uncredited), "The New Jassackaphone" (1936) (uncredited))
  94. The Big Show (1936) (performer: "The Martins and the Coys" (1936) (uncredited), "Mad About You" (1936) (uncredited), "Wild and Wooly West" (uncredited))
  95. Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936) (performer: "Don Juan of Sevillio" (1936) (uncredited)) ("When the Campfire Is Low on the Prairie" (1936) (uncredited))
  96. The Old Corral (1936/I) (performer: "One Man Band" (uncredited)) ("One Man Band" (uncredited))
    ... aka Texas Serenade (UK)
  97. Oh, Susanna! (1936) (performer: "They Never Come Through with the Ring" (uncredited)) ("Oh! Susanna" (1848) (uncredited))
  98. Guns and Guitars (1936) (writer: "The Cowboy Medicine Show" (1935) (uncredited), "I've Got Fine Relations" (1936) (uncredited)) (music: "Ridin' All Day" (1936) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Ridin' All Day" (1936) (uncredited)) (performer: "I've Got Fine Relations" (1936) (uncredited), "Snake Charmer" (uncredited))
  99. The Singing Vagabond (1935) (music: "Friends Of The Prairie, Farewell" (1935) (uncredited), "Wagon Train" (1935) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Friends Of The Prairie, Farewell" (1935) (uncredited), "Wagon Train" (1935) (uncredited)) (performer: "Honeymoon Trail" (1935) (uncredited))
  100. Sagebrush Troubadour (1935) (music: "On the Prairie" (1935) (uncredited), "Hurdy Gurdy Man" (1935) (uncredited), "My Prayer for Tonight" (1935) (uncredited), "Lookin' for the Lost Chord" (1935) (uncredited), "I'd Love a Home in the Mountains" (1935) (uncredited), "When the Moon Shines (on the Mississippi Valley)" (1934) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "On the Prairie" (1935) (uncredited), "Hurdy Gurdy Man" (1935) (uncredited), "My Prayer for Tonight" (1935) (uncredited), "Lookin' for the Lost Chord" (1935) (uncredited), "I'd Love a Home in the Mountains" (1935) (uncredited), "When the Moon Shines (on the Mississippi Valley)" (1934) (uncredited)) (performer: "Way Out West in Texas" (1935) (uncredited), "End of the Trail" (1935) (uncredited), "Lookin' for the Lost Chord" (1935) (uncredited), "I'd Love a Home in the Mountains" (1935) (uncredited))
  101. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935) (writer: "The Cowboy Medicine Show" (1935) (uncredited)) (music: "Corn-fed and Rusty" (1935) (uncredited), "Riding Down the Canyon" (1935) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Corn-fed and Rusty" (1935) (uncredited), "Riding Down the Canyon" (1935) (uncredited)) (performer: "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (1934) (uncredited), "Corn-fed and Rusty" (1935) (uncredited), "That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine" (1935) (uncredited))
  102. Melody Trail (1935) (music: "On the Melody Trail" (1935) (uncredited), "Way Down on Bottom" (1935) (uncredited), "My Neighbor Hates Music" (1935) (uncredited), "Where Will the Wedding Supper Be?" (1935) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "On the Melody Trail" (1935) (uncredited), "Way Down on Bottom" (1935) (uncredited), "My Neighbor Hates Music" (1935) (uncredited), "Where Will the Wedding Supper Be?" (1935) (uncredited)) (performer: "Way Down on Bottom" (1935) (uncredited), "Western Lullaby" (1935) (uncredited), "My Neighbor Hates Music" (1935) (uncredited))
  103. Hitch Hike Lady (1935) (writer: "Marching Feet")
    ... aka Eventful Journey (UK)
  104. Waterfront Lady (1935) (music: "Deep Dark River", "What I Wouldn't Do") (lyrics: "Deep Dark River", "What I Wouldn't Do")
  105. The Kids in the Shoe (1935) (performer: "Mama Don't 'Low" (uncredited))
  106. The Phantom Empire (1935) (writer: "Uncle Noah's Ark" (uncredited))
    ... aka Gene Autry and the Phantom Empire
  107. Lightning Triggers (1935) (writer: "Cabin on the Prairie (Reb and his Horse Rebel)") ("Cabin on the Prairie (Reb and his Horse Rebel)")
  108. In Old Santa Fe (1934) (music: "Mama Don't Like Music")
    ... aka Down in Old Santa Fe
Music Department:
  1. The Rough, Tough West (1952) (composer: song "The Fire of '41")

  2. Song of Nevada (1944) (composer: song "Scrub Scrub")
  3. Call of the Rockies (1944) (composer: songs "Taint Worth It" "A Bachelor I Am")
  4. The Laramie Trail (1944) (composer: song "Dish Rag Blues")
  5. Beneath Western Skies (1944) (composer: song "Travelin' Man")
  6. Idaho (1943) (composer: song "Don Juan of Seville")

  7. Home on the Prairie (1939) (composer: background cues) (uncredited)
  8. The Old Barn Dance (1938) (composer: songs)
  9. Boots and Saddles (1937) (composer: songs)
  10. Come On, Cowboys! (1937) (composer: song "On the Prairie")
  11. Git Along Little Dogies (1937) (composer: songs)
    ... aka Serenade of the West (UK)
  12. Ride Ranger Ride (1936) (composer: songs)
  13. The Three Mesquiteers (1936) (composer: song "Wagon Team") (uncredited)
  14. Guns and Guitars (1936) (composer: songs)
  15. Red River Valley (1936) (songs by)
    ... aka Man of the Frontier (USA: TV title)
  16. The Cheyenne Tornado (1935) (composer: title song "Reb and His Pal Rebel")
  17. The Singing Vagabond (1935) (composer: songs)
  18. Sagebrush Troubadour (1935) (composer: songs)
  19. Melody Trail (1935) (composer: songs)
Composer:
  1. Pack Train (1953) (uncredited)

  2. Desert Vigilante (1949) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. Screen Snapshots: Meet Mr. Rhythm, Frankie Laine (1952) .... Himself

  2. Screen Snapshots: My Pal, Ringeye (1947) .... Himself
  3. Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 4 (1944) .... Himself
  4. Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Stars Past and Present (USA: short title)

  5. Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 3: Outdoor Parties (1939) .... Himself, Party Host
Archive Footage:
  1. Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen (2007) (TV)
  2. Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)
  3. Dick Tracy (1990) (TV) .... Agent Mike McGurk
  4. It's Showtime (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. Sharad of Atlantis (1966) (TV) .... Briny
  6. Screen Snapshots 8859: Mr. Rhythm's Holiday (1956) .... Himself
  7. Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood (1953) (uncredited) .... Himself
  8. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
  9. Over the Santa Fe Trail (1947) (uncredited) .... Posse member
  10. Men with Steel Faces (1940) .... Oscar


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