by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Gene Autry and his horse Champion play "themselves" in Columbia's Beyond the Purple Hills. This one finds Autry serving as a cattle-town sheriff. When his best friend is accused of murder, Gene does his duty and arrests the man--then conducts his own investigation to prove that his pal is innocent. Pat Buttram goes through his usual sidekick paces, while young Autry protégé Don Reynolds does some impressive horse-riding stunts. Of interest to TV-western fans is the actor playing Autry's wrongly accused buddy: it's none other than Hugh O'Brian, later to gain fame as television's Wyatt Earp.
characteristics
- Mustang
- Outlaw [Western]
- Murder
- Lawman
- Kill
- Search
- Sheriff
- Victim
- Town
- Stallion
- Son
- Investigation
- Horse
- Cowboy
- Conflict
