Gold Mine in the Sky | |
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Directed by | Joseph Kane |
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Story by | Betty Burbridge |
Produced by | Charles E. Ford (associate) |
Starring | |
Cinematography | William Nobles |
Music by | Alberto Colombo |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Gold Mine in the Sky is a 1938 Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes. Based on a story by Betty Burbridge, the film is about a singing cowboy and ranch foreman who, as executor of the owner's will, must see that the daughter and heiress does not marry without his approval. [2]
Gene Autry plays a singing ranch foreman who, as executor of the will of the property's owner, must ensure that Cody, the daughter/heiress (played by Hughes) doesn't marry without his approval. Cody wishes to marry Larry Cummings ( Craig Reynolds), but Gene refuses, prompting Cummings to attempt to have Gene killed. When this fails, Cummings then demands money so Cody stages a fake kidnapping to raise the funds. However, her plan backfires after Cummings learns about it and turns it into a real kidnapping.
Gold Mine in the Sky | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Joseph Kane |
Screenplay by |
|
Story by | Betty Burbridge |
Produced by | Charles E. Ford (associate) |
Starring | |
Cinematography | William Nobles |
Music by | Alberto Colombo |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Gold Mine in the Sky is a 1938 Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes. Based on a story by Betty Burbridge, the film is about a singing cowboy and ranch foreman who, as executor of the owner's will, must see that the daughter and heiress does not marry without his approval. [2]
Gene Autry plays a singing ranch foreman who, as executor of the will of the property's owner, must ensure that Cody, the daughter/heiress (played by Hughes) doesn't marry without his approval. Cody wishes to marry Larry Cummings ( Craig Reynolds), but Gene refuses, prompting Cummings to attempt to have Gene killed. When this fails, Cummings then demands money so Cody stages a fake kidnapping to raise the funds. However, her plan backfires after Cummings learns about it and turns it into a real kidnapping.