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The Big Show is a 1936 American Western musical film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring Gene Autry, Kay Hughes, and Smiley Burnette. Written by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double at the Texas Centennial in Dallas. Roy Rogers appears in the film as one of the Sons of the Pioneers.
Original Release
11/16/1936
US Release
11/16/1936
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gene Autry | Tom Ford / Gene Autry / Gene Autry/Tom Ford |
| Smiley Burnette | Frog / Frog Millhouse |
| Kay Hughes | Marion Hill |
| Sally Payne | Toodles Brown |
| William Newell | Lee Wilson |
| Max Terhune | Ventriloquist |
| Charles Judels | Swartz - Studio Head |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Musicians |
| The Jones Boys | Singers |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Musicians |
Directors
Writers
Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gene Autry | Tom Ford / Gene Autry / Gene Autry/Tom Ford |
| Smiley Burnette | Frog / Frog Millhouse |
| Kay Hughes | Marion Hill |
| Sally Payne | Toodles Brown |
| William Newell | Lee Wilson |
| Max Terhune | Ventriloquist |
| Charles Judels | Swartz - Studio Head |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Musicians |
| The Jones Boys | Singers |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Musicians |
| The Light Crust Doughboys | Musicians |
| Champion | Champion - Studio Horse |
| Rex King | Fred Collins |
| Harry Worth | Tony Rico |
| Mary Russell | Mary |
| Christine Maple | Elizabeth Van Every - Ford's Fiancee |
| Jerry Larkin | Henchman Blackie |
| Jack O'Shea | Henchman Joe |
| Wedgwood Nowell | Movie Director |
| Antrim Short | Studio Assistant |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nat Levine | Producer |
| Armand Schaefer | Producer |
