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Rancho Grande is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Bradford Ropes, Betty Burbridge, and Peter Milne, based on a story by Peter Milne and Connie Lee, the film is about a singing cowboy and ranch foreman responsible for completing an important irrigation project and for the three spoiled grandchildren of his former boss who come out West to the ranch they inherited.
Original Release
03/22/1940
US Release
03/22/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
Smiley Burnette | Frog Millhouse |
June Storey | Kay Dodge |
Mary Lee | Patsy Dodge |
Dick Hogan | Tom Dodge |
Ellen Lowe | Effie Tinker / Effie Tinker (as Ellen E. Lowe) |
Ferris Taylor | Emery Benson |
Joe De Stefani | Jose / Jose (as Joseph De Stefani) |
Roscoe Ates | Ranch Hand / Tex |
Rex Lease | Henchman Joe / Joe Travis |
Directors
Writers
Peter Milne, Connie Lee, Bradford Ropes, Betty Burbridge
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
Smiley Burnette | Frog Millhouse |
June Storey | Kay Dodge |
Mary Lee | Patsy Dodge |
Dick Hogan | Tom Dodge |
Ellen Lowe | Effie Tinker / Effie Tinker (as Ellen E. Lowe) |
Ferris Taylor | Emery Benson |
Joe De Stefani | Jose / Jose (as Joseph De Stefani) |
Roscoe Ates | Ranch Hand / Tex |
Rex Lease | Henchman Joe / Joe Travis |
Ann Baldwin | Susan Putnam |
Pals of the Golden West | Musicians |
Boys' Choir of St. Joseph's School | Church Choir |
The Brewer Kids | Singers |
Chuck Baldra | Bill - Ranch Hand |
Roy Barcroft | Madden |
Hank Bell | Hank - Ranch Hand |
Ann Bradley | Nightclub Girl |
Betty Brewer | Fernandez Sister |
Ilene Brewer | Fernandez Sister |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William Berke | Producer |