Call of the Canyon (1942)
- Directed by
- Joseph Santley
- Genre
- Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A singing cowboy rallies cattlemen to stand up to a corrupt agent who is trying to cheat them out of fair prices for their beef. The hero uses his charm and music to unite the community against the swindler.
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What happens
Call of the Canyon is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Ruth Terry. Based on a story by Maurice Rapf and Olive Cooper, the film is about a singing cowboy who leads a group of cattlemen against the corrupt agent of a large packing company looking to swindle them by undercutting the buying price for beef. The film features three songs by Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers, including the classic "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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