Melody ranch was selected by the library of congress for the national film registry in 2002. Jimmy durante and george gabby hayes in melody ranch 1940 william billy benedict in melody. The melody ranch set built for this film consisted of a long, one story house and a much larger gambrelroof barn with a practical interior. Melody ranch hardriding, sweetsinging, cowboy picture star gene autry was heard each sunday evening on radios across america via cbs, the columbia broadcasting system. Find similar and related movies for melody ranch 1940 j.
Melody ranch studio in santa clarita valley, california is a 22 acre back lot all located in the 30 mile zone. The spahn movie ranch, once owned by silent film actor william s. In 1952, he bought the 110acre property and renamed it after his 1940 film melody ranch. Locals came close to seeing a different melody ranch several years ago when the. The bestremembered of gene autrys republic musical westerns, melody ranch was far from his best, though it was undeniably the most elaborate. A 1940s melody ranch gene autry cowboy guitar with original case and cowboy strap cord. Santa clarita valley history in pictures melody ranch. Melody ranch on dvd 0143899424 from image ent directed by joseph santley. There is a farm house, ranch house, victorian home, and beautiful spanish adobe hacienda all with interiors. In 1945, there were just 52 commercial stations in operation, although many more were licensed and under construction. Recorded with aea 92, through a universal audio la610. Interestingly, there were no crossovers between my three sons and family affair. Gene autry call of the canyon from melody ranch 1940 youtube. View all hotels near melody ranch motion picture studio on tripadvisor.
The shows entire run was broadcast over the cbs radio network, sponsored by doublemint gum. Complete national film registry listing 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. He encounters the wildhack brothers, his childhood enemies and now the local gangsters who beat up gene and stop his broadcast. This same house exterior can be also seen in melody ranch 1940. Discover what genre melody ranch, 1940, directed by joseph santley, with gene autry, jimmy durante, ann miller, belongs at turner classic movies. Gene autry in film collection a guide to the collection. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Melody ranch is a 1940 western musical film directed by joseph santley and starring gene autry, jimmy durante, and ann miller.
Genes melody ranch radio show aired for an unprecedented 16 years between 1940 and 1956, featuring songs, comedy and action filled drama. The melody ranch story really begins in 1922, when trem carr came out west to make movies. Gathering photos of the original main street, they began recreating the original posts along the boardwalks, imitating the exact height and width of the original saloon and storefront doorways. Singing cowboy gene autry sings the beautiful love song call of the canyon from his movie melody ranch from republic pictures 1940. Gene autry call of the canyon from melody ranch 1940 duration. Melody ranch 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gene autry stars in rancho grande, melody ranch, 1940 the marines fly high rko 1940. Melody ranch 1940 film complet en francais hd streaming. He has said that he knew on that first shoot that he wanted to own the ranch one day.
George gabby hayes list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Orvon grover autry september 29, 1907 october 2, 1998, better known as gene autry, was an american performer who gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more. Gene autry, the master of the bwestern stepped into the a picture class with melody ranch 1940, his biggest budget film, now available on dvd by image entertainment. Check out the cowboy and indians on that original case. Gene autry melody ranch dvd, 2003 for sale online ebay. 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. George gabby hayes full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Melody ranch motion picture studio newhall 2020 all. Besides movies, autry also ventured into radio and television production. Staring gene autry, barbara allen, mary lee and gabby hayes. Popular radio entertainer gene autry visits his hometown of torpedo, as guest of honor at the towns frontier days celebration. Hart, was used to film many westerns, particularly from the 1940s to the 1960s, including duel in the sun, and episodes of televisions bonanza and the lone ranger. Autrys weekly television series in the 1950s was not filmed at melody ranch, but hundreds of other feature films and television. The house portions exterior was revamped after filming, and the set was a fixture on republics back lot for several years.
Complete national film registry listing film registry. Hickson erected a selfcontained town at the new location, complete with nine. Melody ranch 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. A subscriber says she cant find the actual song, yet there are endless postings of the melody ranch film and tv shows. In all of his shows and performances, autry offered a combination of singing, comedy. Lawlessness runs rampant in genes hometown of torpedo until the movie and radio cowboy returns as honorary sheriff for a frontier days celebration and cleans up the town. May 1940 1940 2005 a computer animated hand 1972 2011 the conversation 1974 1995 cool hand luke 1967 2005.
No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to melody ranch. Melody ranch 1940 film complet en francais a 20171110t03. The program ran from january 7, 1940 to august 1, 1943, and from september 23, 1945 to may 16, 1956. Gene autry melody ranch 1940 two versions of the song. National film registry titles selected 1989 2017, listed alphabetically.
The lc national film registry list honors american movies noted for aesthetic, historic andor cultural importance, and melody ranch 1940 republic was picked mostly due to importance historically and culturally, it appears. Showcasing classics like we never dream the same dream twice and its title song, and featuring jimmy durante and ann miller, this musical was gene. There are many stairways, balconies, and hundreds of feet of boardwalks that round out this amazing film location. Gene autrys melody ranch is a western variety radio show in the united states. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. That same year, main street made its most famous appearance on film in the controversial western high noon, with gary cooper and grace kelly. When veluzat brothers, renaud and andre, began the reconstruction process at melody ranch they paid careful attention to detail.
When the famous singing cowboy returns to his hometown of torpedo, ariz. This structure later had a modern day residential facade added to it. National film registry titles listed alphabetically. Read the full synopsis of melody ranch, 1940, directed by joseph santley, with gene autry, jimmy durante, ann miller, at turner classic movies. Victor mackay, joseph santley on allmovie gene autrys signature film has something for. Radio star gene autry stars as himself in this comic western. National film registry titles selected 1989 2017, listed alphabetically year. Find out when and where you can watch melody ranch on tv with the full listings schedule at. 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. Melody ranch movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. A melody ranch christmas party is a collection of live radio performances of iconic christmas songs and classic holiday favorites by gene autry, the cass county. The exterior set used for the outside of the main house in the film was actually the barn from melody ranch 1940 with added features.
Labor in 1940 included 7,000 movie company employees. What we have here is a great relic that is still very playable today. The exterior can be seen at the beginning of the movie. The dvd is loaded with bonus features, including a 1940 episode of the melody ranch cbs radio show, which is a miniversion of the movie. Lawlessness runs rampant in genes hometown of torpedo until the movie and radio. Gene autry full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The veluzats purchased 74 truck loads of western doors, windows, bars. Made at the height of autrys fame when he was the fourthbiggest boxoffice attraction in the country, melody ranch brought in bigname costars and a topoftheline production crew to create a special to encourage. Melody ranch gene autry cowboy guitar 1940s stencilled. Melody ranch 1940 republic starring gene autry, ann miller, george. Before gene autry owned melody ranch, located in newhall, california, this western film studio already had a rich movie history. 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. Lawlessness runs rampant in genes hometown of torpedo until the movie and radio cowboy returns as honorary sheriff for a frontier days celebration and.
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