Saginaw Trail

"GENE CLEARS THE WOODS OF RENEGADES...and runs them out of Michigan Territory!"

Sep 20 1953 Approved 0h 56m
Action, Music, Western

Hamilton's Rangers, led by our hero Gene, must keep the Indians in the northern Michigan territory from attacking the settlers.

Plot

Michigan in 1827 was a bit off the beaten path for any B-western, especially one from Gene Autry, so Gene had to shed his Levis (since Mr. Strauss was about 20 years away from stitching his first pair together in San Francisco) and wear a different gun-belt, but the rest of his costume (hat and string-looped shirt) didn't make much of a bow in the authentic direction in this film, which finds the fur empire of Jules Brissac in Michigan's Saginaw Valley wilderness being threatened by advancing settlers. His right hand henchman, Miller Webb, disguised as an Indian, leads renegade Delawares against the settlers. Captain Gene Autry of Hamilton's Rangers is sent to investigate. Gene and his pal Smiley, aided by Randy Lane and Brissac's niece, Flora Tourney, find evidence pointing to the guilt of Brissac and Webb and round them up to make the region safe for settlers.

Written by

Dorothy Yost, Dwight Cummins

Directed by

George Archainbaud

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Gene Autry Productions, Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
115
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA