Melody ranch motion picture museum guidestar profile. The shows entire run was broadcast over the cbs radio network, sponsored by doublemint gum. Known as monogram studios, the ranch first opened for business in 1915, filming early sound westerns that included most of john waynes lone star monogram titles and early republic pictures, such as genes own tumbling tumbleweeds 1935. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. With gene autry, jimmy durante, ann miller, barton maclane. The transcription speed was 78 rpm and the digital speed was 10. Recorded with aea 92, through a universal audio la610.
Melody ranch 1940 unrated 1h 24m westerns a radio cowboys gene autry announcer jimmy durante and costar ann miller join his stint as honorary arizona sheriff. Dec 22, 2019 genes melody ranch radio show aired for an unprecedented 16 years between 1940 and 1956, featuring songs, comedy and action filled drama. Watch melody ranch 1940 online free trial the roku. All of her hits from this era, from a dear john letter and a satisfied mind to beautiful lies and second fiddle to an old guitar, are. Veluzats melody ranch motion picture studios home facebook. Melody ranch motion picture studio newhall 2020 all. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. Genes melody ranch radio show aired for an unprecedented 16 years between 1940 and 1956, featuring songs, comedy and action filled. Melody ranch was a country western dance hall located in the four corners area. Melody ranch 1940 film complet en francais hd streaming. My memories of melody ranch by gene autry the gazette, nov. In transferring the recording of gene autrys melody ranch program from the transcription disc to digital, you forgot to allow for the fact that the speed of the record. Watch melody ranch full movie in hd visit his arizona hometown of torpedo invites gene back to be the honorary sherif.
They landed a spot on gene autrys cbs melody ranch radio show in 1940 and stayed together until wakelys solo career took off. The image measures 1940 2952 pixels and is 1689 kilobytes large. The approximately twoyear interruption resulted from autrys. Watch broadway melody of 1940 film gorillas on dailymotion. Located on the republic pictures backlot, the barn was given a suburban facade in the 1950s. Complete national film registry listing film registry. It is identified as a late 1940 s by being a full size guitar, like a stella or parlor guitar in size, the fence post surrounding the melody ranch logo on the headstock, and the mother of pearl inlays which were painted on in the 1950s. If you are prompted for a password, before downloading the file again. Gene autry melody ranch, which went on air for 16 years, made its radio debut in 1940. Melody ranch dust off your best cowboy hat and polish up your spurs as americas first and favorite singing cowboy gallops across the silver screen into your living room. Attractions near melody ranch motion picture studio. Throughout the run, the shows sponsor was cool, refreshing doublemint gum.
Locations and sets melody ranch motion picture studio. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. The studios sound stages range from 11,200 to 22,000 sq. Gene autry, host of cbs radios gene autrys melody ranch with his horse, champion, on a plane. Marines are fighting bandits in the south american. Gene autrys melody ranch is a western variety radio show in the united states. Most of the bridges on these have cracked over the years but this one still functions as it should. Before gene autry owned melody ranch, located in newhall, california, this western film studio already had a rich movie history. He served in the army air corp as a cargo plane pilot during wwii 19421945. Radio star gene autry stars as himself in this comic western. This structure later had a modern day residential facade added to it. Melody ranch gene autry cowboy guitar 1940s stencilled. Melody ranch 1940 republic starring gene autry, ann miller, george gabby hayes, jimmy durante, jerome cowan, and barton maclane is an ok behind the scenes in network radio movie mixed with a standard b cowboy movie plot where a new sheriff autry saves a town dominated by bad guys terrorizing the town until the man on the white horse. Used guitars for sale 1952 melody ranch gene autry cowboy guitar 51586466 duration.
Gene autrys melody ranch 1940s hermits crossing w gene autry. Gene autry and pat buttram returned to television in 1987 with the nashville networks series, melody ranch theater. Production facilities melody ranch motion picture studio. Melody ranch with gene autry old time radio lovers. Youtube gene autry centennial song reel 2007 featurette duration.
It sounds like gene took a mouth of helium before he started to sing. My years with gene autry and melody ranch by henry crowell the. Melody ranch was selected by the library of congress for the national film registry in 2002. Santa clarita history at melody ranch motion picture studio and museum. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Gene autrys melody ranch 1940s carol barton is kidnapped w gene autry. Genes melody ranch radio show aired for an unprecedented 16 years between 1940 and 1956, featuring songs, comedy and action filled drama. Melody ranch gene autry jimmy durante ann miller 1940 a radio cowboys gene autry announcer jimmy durante and costar ann miller join his stint as honorary arizona sheriff. Lloyd grandpappy smith was an upright bass player and bandleader of the western valley boys, the melody ranch house band. The douglas house was originally a barn in a gene autry movie. Melody ranch is a 1940 western musical film directed by joseph santley and starring gene. Big jack little was the shows host, while gene autry himself was the main star and also the producer. The familys home in california was previously featured as the farm in gene autrys 1940 musical melody ranch. Melody ranch studio in santa clarita valley, california is a 22 acre back lot all located in the 30 mile zone. This organization has not provided guidestar with a mission statement. Gene autrys melody ranch 1940s chief silver eagle w gene autry. For more autry performances, see also the gene autry and melody roundup.
Melody ranch hardriding, sweetsinging, cowboy picture star gene. The melody ranch girl by jean shepard 4000127159052 cd. Melody ranch is a 1940 western musical film directed by joseph santley and starring gene autry, jimmy durante, and ann miller. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of melody ranch with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Nov 10, 2017 melody ranch 1940 film complet en francais a 20171110t03.
Regional success followed, and a move to hollywood came in 1939, where they appeared in a roy rogers film, saga of death valley. Genes radio show was named melody ranch, but a real melody ranch actually exists a movie studio ranch in the hills north of l. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. It featured gene autrys classic western movies, cut down for television, with original opening and closing segments of americas first singing cowboy and his comedic sidekick reminiscing about the making of the movies and events in the industry at the time. Veluzat s melody ranch motion picture studios, newhall, ca. Gene autrys melody ranch 1940s art richards killed with genes gun w gene autry. Santa clarita valley history in pictures melody ranch. Here are several melody ranch episodes with gene autry you can enjoy listening to right now. Publicity photograph, 8x10 inches, slightly trimmed at bottom. Gene autry, host of cbs radios gene autrys melody ranch with his. The shows entire run was broadcast on cbs radio, sponsored by doublemint gum. Most of these melody ranch guitars have been beaten up and have so many missing parts, that if you can find one, it probably isnt playable. Gene autry stars in rancho grande, melody ranch, 1940.
Hugh herbert, bradford ropes, and betty burbridge, the film is about a singing cowboy who returns to his hometown to restore order when his former childhood enemies take over the frontier town. Movie magic in placerita canyon by leon worden the signal, 3292003. The program ran from january 7, 1940 to august 1, 1943, and from september 23, 1945 to may 16, 1956. Progression of ernie hicksons placeritos monogram ranch, 19361952 lw2924 rootintootinville, u.
Melody ranch hardriding, sweetsinging, cowboy picture star gene autry was heard each sunday evening on radios across america via cbs, the columbia broadcasting system. His arizona hometown of torpedo invites gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the frontier days celebration. Autry and pals appear to be huddled in front of the adobe hacienda at melody ranch. Gene autrys melody ranch was a western variety radio show in the united states. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Gene autrys melody ranch 19400104 gene gets discovered.
Melody ranch 1940 republic starring gene autry, ann miller, george gabby hayes, jimmy durante, jerome cowan, and barton maclane is an ok behind. Gene autry, star of radio, records, film, tv and rodeo, invented the musical western, capturing americas hearts as a guitarslinging, songsinging, six. The fivedisc box set the melody ranch girl collects all 151 tracks that jean shepard recorded for capitol records between 1952 and 1964. Gene autrys melody ranch variety old time radio downloads. Shepards recordings for capitol were undeniably her best by and large, this is fiery, passionate honky tonk. Monogram studios made 750 b westerns before selling the ranch to singing cowboy gene autry in 1952. Melody ranch his arizona hometown of torpedo invites gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the frontier days celebration. This set features material from jeans 1955 landmark album songs of a love affair which is widely acknowledged as the first concept album recorded by a female country artist as well as her got you on my mind, lonesome love and heartaches and tears albums. It wasnt that far from gilligans lagoon, which was also on the lot. The melody ranch set was built in 1940 for the gene autry film melody ranch, consisting of a ranch house and a barn with a distinctive gambrel roof.
High resolution movie poster image for melody ranch 1940. Following wwii returned to his radio program gene autrys melody ranch and continued on the air until 1956. Gene autry melody ranch 1940 two versions of the song. With a longerthanusual running time on original release and booked and sold to the exhibitors as a gene autry special, which republic would do once a year from 19391943 in order to get higher rates than on the regular series entries from the theatre owners. And at least once a year, you can tour melody ranch, a colorful bit of old hollywood. The melody ranch 2315 robinson dr, waco, texas 76706 rated 4. In 1939, its old west town served as the location for the finale of the john wayne classic, stagecoach. The balusters supporting the porch railing look wrong for the late 1940searly 1950s, but. Brief descriptions and expanded essays are available for many. His arizona hometown of torpedo invites gene back to be the. Youll hear william conrad as marshal matt dillon on gunsmoke, john dehner as the man called paladin on have gunwill travel, roy rogers and dale evans on the roy rogers show, gene.