Sons of New Mexico (1949)
GENE AND CHAMPION RIDE WITH THE CAVALRY CADETS to blast a gambler's frame-up inside a killer's trap!
71 min
Not quite as memorable as his previous Riders in the Sky, Gene Autry's Sons of New Mexico is still well up to the star's standard. This time, Gene tries to reform Randy Pryor, a would-be juvenile delinquent, played by Autry-protégé Dick Jones (who later starred in the Autry-produced TV series Range Rider and Buffalo Bill Jr). To this end, Pryor is enrolled at the New Mexico Military Institute, where much of this film was lensed. The kid chafes at the school's regimen and escapes, heading back to his criminal mentor Pat Feeney (Robert Armstrong).
- Release date
- December 20, 1949
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry
- Champion Jr. as Champ
- Gail Davis as Eileen MacDonald
- Robert Armstrong as Pat Feeney
- Dickie Jones as Randy Pryor
- Frankie Darro as Gig Jackson
- Irving Bacon as Chris Dobbs
- Russell Arms as Chuck Brunton
- Marie Blake as Hannah Dobbs
- Clayton Moore as Rufe Burns
Crew
- John English · Director
- Paul Gangelin · Writer
- Armand Schaefer · Producer
- William Bradford · Cinematographer
- Henry Batista · Editor