Sioux City Sue

"New Songs! New Laughs! New Adventures!"

1946 1h 9m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A Hollywood scout averts disaster for a singing cowboy she has misled.

“New Songs! New Laughs! New Adventures!”

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Cast

Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Champion
Champ, Gene's Horse
Lynne Roberts
Sue Warner
Sterling Holloway
Nelson 'Nellie' Bly
Richard Lane
Jefferson Lang
Ralph Sanford
Big Gulliver
Ken Lundy
Jody
Helen Wallace
Miss Price

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank McDonald
Writers: Olive Cooper
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank McDonald, shot by Reggie Lanning. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph Dubin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Fred Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Gene Autry and Champion and Lynne Roberts carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "New Songs! New Laughs! New Adventures!".

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The take

Frank McDonald directs. Reggie Lanning behind the camera. Joseph Dubin scores. Fred Allen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Frank McDonald, shot by Reggie Lanning. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Joseph Dubin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fred Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gene Autry and Champion and Lynne Roberts carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "New Songs! New Laughs! New Adventures!".
9IMDB entry: tt0038946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.