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In Old Santa Fe is a 1934 American Western film directed by David Howard, starring Ken Maynard, George "Gabby" Hayes and Evalyn Knapp and featuring the first screen appearance of Gene Autry, singing a rendition of "Wyoming Waltz" accompanied by his own acoustic guitar with Smiley Burnette on accordion. Autry and Burnette were uncredited, but the scene served as a screen test for the duo for subsequent singing cowboy films, beginning with The Phantom Empire (1935), in which Autry had his first leading role.
Based on a story by Wallace MacDonald and John Rathmell, the film is about a cowboy who loses his horse in a rigged horse race and gets framed for the murder of a stagecoach driver. The film was shot on location in Kentucky and Keystone Studios in California.
Original Release
11/15/1934
US Release
11/15/1934
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ken Maynard | Ken - aka Kentucky / Ken aka 'Kentucky' |
Tarzan | Tarzan |
Evalyn Knapp | Lila Miller |
H.B. Warner | Charlie Miller |
Kenneth Thomson | Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler |
George 'Gabby' Hayes | Cactus |
Wheeler Oakman | Tracy |
George Burton | Red - Henchman / Henchman Red |
George Chesebro | Nick - Henchman / Henchman Nick |
Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
Directors
Writers
Wallace MacDonald, John Rathmell, Colbert Clark, James Gruen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ken Maynard | Ken - aka Kentucky / Ken aka 'Kentucky' |
Tarzan | Tarzan |
Evalyn Knapp | Lila Miller |
H.B. Warner | Charlie Miller |
Kenneth Thomson | Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler |
George 'Gabby' Hayes | Cactus |
Wheeler Oakman | Tracy |
George Burton | Red - Henchman / Henchman Red |
George Chesebro | Nick - Henchman / Henchman Nick |
Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
Silver Tip Baker | Party Guest |
Alice Belcher | Spinster Dude Ranch Guest |
Stanley Blystone | Hank - Henchman |
Dick Botiller | Party Guest |
Charles Brinley | Wounded Stage Driver |
Smiley Burnette | Lester Burnette |
Horace B. Carpenter | Guest |
Jim Corey | Scrawny Deputy |
Gordon De Main | Bill - Tracy Henchman |
Art Dillard | Cowhand |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nat Levine | Producer |
Victor Zobel | Producer |