Riders of the Whistling Pines

Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)

Genres - Western, Action, Adventure  |   Sub-Genres - Musical Western  |   Release Date - Mar 16, 1949 (USA - Unknown), Mar 16, 1949 (USA)  |   Run Time - 70 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Gene Autry's second 1949 release for Columbia was Riders of the Whistling Pines. As was customary for Autry, the title refers to one of the songs heard in the film, rather than the plotline at hand. The villains busy themselves destroying all the timber in a government forest preserve. When Autry steps in to stop the bad guys, they cook up a frame by accusing him of poisoning cattle. Jimmy Lloyd co-stars as an aviator who figures prominently in the action-packed finale. Autry's leading lady this time out is Patricia White, who later gained prominence on TV as Patricia Barry. At 72 minutes, Riders of the Whistling Pines was one of the longest of Autry's Columbia efforts.

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cattle, conflict, courage, cowboy, false-accusation, frame-up, gangster, good-guy, innocence, insects, investigation, killing, lumber, lumberjack, murder, name-clearing, outlaw [Western], poison, ranger [military], rap-music, tree