Riders in the SkyMovie
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle business with his pal Chuckawalla Jones but decides instead to help Anne Lawson clear her father, rancher Ralph Lawson, of a false murder charge. He looks for the three witnesses who can testify that Lawson shot only in self defense in killing a gambler, but the witnesses are terrorized by another gambler, town boss Rock McCleary, who shoots witness Pop Roberts Morgan. Fatally wounded, Pop gives Gene the information needed to clear Lawson, then dies crying the "Ghost Riders" are coming for him. Gene then heads for a showdown with McCleary.
About Riders in the Sky
Riders in the Sky is a 1949 comedy, drama, music movie directed by John English.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 9m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Gene Autry, Champion, Gloria Henry, Pat Buttram. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
