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Bells of Capistrano (1942)

Bells of Capistrano poster
Directed by
Smiley Burnette, Virginia Grey, Gene Autry
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A singing cowboy helps a rodeo owner when a rival competitor causes trouble. It also includes songs performed throughout the movie.

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What happens

Bells of Capistrano is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Virginia Grey. Written by Lawrence Kimble, it is a story of a singing cowboy who helps out a beautiful rodeo owner when her competitor gets too rough. The film features the popular songs "Forgive Me", "At Sundown", "In Old Capistrano", and "Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You". Bells of Capistrano was Autry's final film before entering the service for World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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