To him goes the credit for arranging to have a program of downhome tunes broadcast from radio station wls, of which bill was then director. Barn dance definition is an american social dance originally held in a barn and featuring several dance forms such as square dancing. The title is written as barn dance on the poster, while the full title is used on the title screen. The wsb barn dance came into existence in 1940 during the peak of hillbilly musics popularity and revenue draw on the radio. Roy rogers began his movie career at republic pictures as a supporting character, including several in the gene autry series.
The pioneer woman barn dance quilt, multi for sale online ebay. Glenn ford western movies free online westerns from all over the web for you to watch here for free. If you like singing cowboys alongside bad guys who wear fedoras and drive cars, this is a fine film. Classic dance sequence of whiteys lindy hoppers dancers in. Guarda the old barn dance1938 film completo streaming ita, guarda the old barn dance 1938 streaming ita film altadefinizione the old barn dance 1938titolo originale. Romance on the range is a 1942 american western film directed by joseph kane and starring roy rogers, george gabby hayes, sally payne, linda hayes, and sons of the pioneers. Imdb says valkis was in 49 mostly b movies and a tv series. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Gene autry in the old barn dance 1938 joan valerie in the old barn dance 1938 gene autry, smiley burnette, and joan. Gene autry western movies to watch free westerns theater. In early 1938, after filming was completed on the old barn dance, gene autry informed herbert j. These movies are one each from 1938, 1939, 1941, and 1942. As the sheriff of a small western town, autry sings his way into a relationship with eleanor, a singer from a chicago nightclub who earlier witnessed a murder.
The old barn dance western 1938 gene autry youtube. A 1990 article in a local newspaper indicated that the miccolis sisters appeared on the air in 1938 with pappy cheshire and the barn yard follies over kmox. The image of the singing cowboy hero dressed in fancy clothes for the big barn dance mixed elements of reality and hollywood show biz in an appealing way. The old barn dance summary motion picture poster for the old barn dance shows gene autry hugging joan valerie. I used to be old mcdonalds farm, now it is a place to see and be seen. The bonus features offer additional insight into the making of the movies. Reupload of two episodes of the country and western series the old american barn dance, which aired on dumont from july to september 1953. The collection contains the old barn dance, blue montana skies, sierra sue and. Barn dance bless yore beautiful hide from seven brides for.
Roy rogers full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In that film he sang the same hit song as in his first feature in 1938. Barn dances, western swing enlivened south bay nightlife. Barn dance definition of barn dance by merriamwebster. Their earliest movie work was in the gene autry film, the old barn dance republic, 1938. Rights to this collection are held by internet archive. Written by betty burbridge and luci ward, based on a story by bernard mcconville, the film is about a singing cowboy who fights corrupt land developers who try to cheat honest ranchers who are unaware of the gold lying beneath their land.
They are all enjoyable movies typical of genes prewar style. With gene autry, smiley burnette, irene manning, sons of the pioneers. In 1940, cal went on his own forming his first rhythm rangers and the group provided musical support in westerns starring tex ritter, charles starrett, johnny mack brown and the prc texas rangers. 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. Media in category films of the united states, 1938 the following 72 files are in this category, out of 72 total. The old barn dance is a 1938 american western film directed by joseph kane. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Born to be wild is a 1938 american action film directed by joseph kane and written by nathanael west. Thornton ivan miller, the wealthy owner of an exploitative tractor company, drives horse breeder gene autry gene autry and his faithful sidekick, frog millhouse. Or at least tractors manufactured by greedy thornton farming equipment.
Author wayne daniel points out in his book pickin on peachtree that radio grew exponentially during the 1940s decade. Swing dancing from the movie hellzapoppin 1941 youtube. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. Watch frontier scout online on mx player enjoy full frontier scout, 1938 action movie for free in. Gene autry and his friends run a horseselling business that is threatened by a new tractor company thats selling their equipment to the local. Host bill bailey sings the western swing number no supper tonight. Released 1938, the old barn dance stars geneautry, smileyburnette, joanvalerie, sammymckim the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 0 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The barn dance was originated in scotland in the 1860s. The old barn dance is a 1938 american western film directed by joseph kane and starring gene autry, smiley burnette, and joan valerie. Roy rogers centennial tribute american music preservation.
The song is available as a download from at this link. The picture and sound quality are excellent, as usual. The farm is fragile, the band is old, the barn is beaten, and randy, with no kids of his own and little faith the younger generation will pick up the pieces, is trying to save the dance. Autry even made a film in 1938 called the old barn dance. Many of them are some of my personal favorite western movies. 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. The film stars ralph byrd, doris weston, ward bond, robert emmett keane, ben hewlett and charles williams. Watch free western movies online westerns on the web. Gene and his boys ride into town to set up a barn dance and a horse sale. Royal, the film is about a cowboy and his buddies whose horse selling business is threatened by a tractor company that claims horses are out of date. Under western stars was in preproduction and was close to a date to shoot. Gene autry, smiley burnette, joan valerie, sammy mckim, walt shrum and his colorado hillbillies, the stafford.
Gene autry, smiley burnette, joan valerie, sammy mckim, walt shrum and his colorado hillbillies, the stafford sisters, maple city. The old american barn dance 1953 show 5 part 2 of 2 duration. Barn dance stock photos download 150 royalty free photos. An enjoyably silly gene autry romp, this music western had an early ecological message. The film was released on february 16, 1938, by republic pictures. Western movies full of boots, old western, big cowboy hats, spurs and saddles.
Nevada city is available for free download at the internet archive this 1940s western filmrelated article is a stub. The old american barn dance is an american country music television series carried by the dumont television network from july 5 to september, 1953. The next year he signed a contract with republic pictures and began making westerns. Mickey wants to take minnie to a dance, but petes flashy car beats mickeys horsedrawn wagon as her transportation of choice. Internet archives 35mm stock footage collection consists of material especially shot for stock footage purposes as well as feature film outtakes and unused material that were conserved for future use in other productions. Its a most unusual day for the film a date with judy from a date wi. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Overview of the old barn dance, 1938, directed by joe kane, with gene autry, smiley burnette, helen valkis, at turner classic movies. The old barn dance 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Gene autry, smiley burnette, joan valerie, sammy mckim, walt shrum and his colorado hillbillies, the stafford sisters. The oftcomplained anachronistic flavor telephones, cars, and planes mixed with guntotin cowboys and horses not to mention frequent songs by autry makes these films a true subgenre of western movies. It was directed by walt disney with ub iwerks as the head animator. Barn dance piecingapplique quilt pattern removed from a magazine. Motion picture poster for the old barn dance shows gene autry hugging joan valerie. Walt shrum and his colorado hillbillies is an actor, known for the desert horseman 1946, the old barn dance 1938 and swing, cowboy, swing 1946. An entertainment, production stage or studio light with barn doors, on white old dance hall. Gene autry and his friends run a horseselling business that is threatened by a new tractor company thats selling their equipment to the local farmers by touting the virtues of tractors over. Download 150 barn dance stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. The barn dance is a mickey mouse short animated film first released on march 15, 1929, as part of the mickey mouse film series. Watch frontier scout 1938 full hd movie online for free mx. Randy lewis knows that losing his dairy business would mean losing his livelihood his farm is limping along through an economy that has decimated most other family farms in alamance county but randy is most worried about losing his way of life and ending a family heritage that has hosted nearly 50 years worth of barn dances.
Man from music mountain is a 1938 american western film directed by joseph kane and starring gene autry, smiley burnette, and carol hughes. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. Three years after that he made his film debut in kenmaynards in old santa fe 1934 and starred in a part serial the following year for mascot pictures, the phantom empire 1935. Having lived on a farm, he knew how people loved the familiar sound and informal spirit of oldfashioned barn dance music.