The Blazing Sun

"By Horse...By Train...By Foot...GENE'S GUNS BLAZE FROM ALL SIDE to drive bank robbers into a desert trap...with the help of two gun-totin' gals!"

1950 1h 9m EN

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6.2

IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★6.2IMDB · 124

Western

Synopsis

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Gene Autry hunts bank robbers Al Bartlett and Trot Lucas with his old friend Mike. Bartlett, to throw off his pursuers, kills Trot and his own brother. When Kitty Bartlett comes to town claiming to be the slain Bartlett's widow, Gene has to save her from the irate townspeople who are not aware that her name isn't Bartlett but she really is the daughter of a law officer slain by Al Bartlett. Ben Luder, a local hood, tricks Bartlett back into town by saying he has to fixed to have Doc Larry Taylor do plastic surgery on him. En route they meet Doc and his assistant Helen Ellis and Ben's ruse is exposed. Bartlett kills Ben and forces Doc to drive him to the railroad. Gene, in a fight atop a runaway train, captures Bartlett.

“By Horse...By Train...By Foot...GENE'S GUNS BLAZE FROM ALL SIDE to drive bank robbers into a desert trap...with the help of two gun-totin' gals!”

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Cast

Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Lynne Roberts
Helen Ellis
Anne Gwynne
Kitty Kelly
Pat Buttram
Mike
Alan Hale Jr.
Ben Luber
Kenne Duncan
Al Bartlett
Champion
Champ - Gene's Horse
Edward Norris
Doc Larry Taylor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John English
Writers: Jack Townley
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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76 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 John English, shot by William Bradford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Gene Autry and Lynne Roberts and Anne Gwynne carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "By Horse...By Train...By Foot...GENE'S GUNS BLAZE FROM ALL SIDE to drive bank robbers into a desert trap...with the help of two gun-totin' gals!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042260 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John English directs. William Bradford behind the camera. James Sweeney cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by John English, shot by William Bradford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor James Sweeney shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gene Autry and Lynne Roberts and Anne Gwynne carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "By Horse...By Train...By Foot...GENE'S GUNS BLAZE FROM ALL SIDE to drive bank robbers into a desert trap...with the help of two gun-totin' gals!".
8IMDB entry: tt0042260 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.