THE GENE AUTRY SHOW
PRODUCED BY LOIS GRAY/ GENE AUTRY
FLYING 'A' PRODUCTIONS
COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM (CBS)
Information From IMDb
Plot Summary
The already legendary singing cowboy rode
with his comic pal Pat from town to town
bringing justice, song and his horse
Champion to the old Southwest.
Written by Ed Stephan
Series Directed
George Archainbaud (47 episodes, 1950-1955)
Frank McDonald (16 episodes, 1950-1954)
D. Ross Lederman (11 episodes, 1951-1954)
and many others....
Series Cast
Gene Autry ... Gene Autry / ... (91 episodes, 1950-1955)
Champion ... Gene's Horse / ... (91 episodes, 1950-1955)
Pat Buttram ... Pat Buttram / ... (83 episodes, 1950-1955)
Bob Woodward ... Stagecoach Driver / ... (43 episodes, 1950-1955)
Frankie Marvin ... Townsman / ... (31 episodes, 1950-1955)
Art Dillard ... Henchman / ... (26 episodes, 1950-1955)
Gregg Barton ... Stan Richter / ... (24 episodes, 1950-1955)
Boyd Stockman ... Stage Driver / ... (22 episodes, 1950-1955)
Harry Lauter ... Henchman in Plaid Shirt / ... (16 episodes, 1950-1955)
Gail Davis ... Ann Lawton / ... (15 episodes, 1950-1954)
Myron Healey ... Blake, Angry Townsman / ... (14 episodes, 1951-1955)
William Fawcett ... Crazy Charley / ... (13 episodes, 1951-1954)
and many others notably:-
Denver Pyle, Alan Hale Jr., Chuck Roberson, Clayton Moore, William Fawcett and Chill Wills
Series Writing Credits
Eric Freiwald (12 episodes, 1952-1954)
Robert Schaefer (12 episodes, 1952-1954)
Dwight Cummins (10 episodes, 1950-1954)
and many others.....
Series Produced
Louis Gray .... producer / associate producer (91 episodes, 1950-1955)
Armand Schaefer .... executive producer (8 episodes, 1950-1952)
Gene Autry .... executive producer (4 episodes, 1950-1952)
Series Original Music
Walter Greene (73 episodes, 1950-1955)
Series Cinematography
William Bradford (86 episodes, 1950-1955)
Ernest Miller (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Trivia
Two-thirds of the way through the first season's production, Pat Buttram was severely injured in an explosion
and was hospitalized for several months. In order to complete the production run, his sidekick role was filled
in the remaining episodes by Chill Wills, Fuzzy Knight and Alan Hale Jr.. Wills and Knight wore the same costume
as Buttram so that long shots of stock footage could be easily used, but there was no disguising Hale's bulk -
he wore his own distinctive clothing.
Pat Buttram's sidekick character had a different name in the initial episodes filmed in this series -
as had been the practice in the Gene Autry B-westerns in which Buttram co-starred.
Due to the TV series' rapid shooting schedule, Autry frequently forgot the name of the character
Pat played from episode to episode, resulting in a number of botched takes. Autry finally ordered
his writers to call Pat Buttram's sidekick character "Pat Buttram" in all future scripts to eliminate the problem.
Two 1951 episodes were filmed in color to promote CBS' own color process, which wound up
not being accepted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Memorable Quotes
Gene Autry: Even if the world were a chocolate cake, Mary, there'd still be a few crumbs around.
Gene Autry: Always defend your name, son. Just like you defend your country when you need to.
Filming Locations
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
Corriganville, Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lone Pine, California, USA
Melody Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
Pioneertown, California, USA
Saugus Train Depot, Saugus, California, USA
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA