Movie
In Old Monterey
Western film with a runtime of 74 minutes, released in 1939. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
The United States Air Force dropping bombs on decent, taxpaying ranchers is perhaps not your standard B-Western theme but that is exactly what happens in In Old Monterey. It's 1939 and war is breaking out in Europe. Fearing a possible invasion, the air force feels the urgent need to test its weaponry but the locals, lead by Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes), refuse to relocate and the government dispatches army attaché Gene Autry to contribute his special blend of musical persuasion. The patriotic populace is one thing, however, but Gene and sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) must also contend with greedy borax mining magnate Stevenson (Jonathan Hale) and his foreman Gilman (William Hall, who have a vested interest in keeping things exactly as they are. In the end, the villains are willing to commit murder to keep the military from taking over. Gene, Smiley and a hayseed congregation calling itself The Hoosier Hot Shots perform "It Happened in Monterey", "Born to the Saddle", "Little Pardner", "My Buddy", "The Vacant Chair", "It Looks Like Rain" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" in this uneven music Western/propaganda film restored by Gene Autry Entertainment in 2001.
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Cast
- Gene Autry
- Smiley Burnette
- George "Gabby" Hayes
- June Storey
- Billy Lee
- Jonathan Hale
- Stuart Hamblen
- Robert Warwick
- William Hall
- Eddie Conrad
- Curley Dresden
- Victor Cox
- Ken Carson
- Bob Wilke
- Hal Price
- Tom Steele
- Jack O'Shea
- Rex Lease
- Edward Earle
- Jim Mason
- Fred Burns
- Dan White
- Frank Ellis
- Jim Corey
- Robert J. Wilke
- George Montgomery
- Forrest Taylor
- Roy Bucko
- Frankie Marvin
- Jack Kirk
- Rev. Neal Dodd
- Stuart E. McGowan
- Ernest W. Miller
- Ernest Miller
- Dorrell McGowan
- Edward Mann
- Gerald Geraghty
