Beyond the Purple Hills | |
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Directed by | John English |
Written by | Norman S. Hall |
Produced by | Armand Schaefer |
Starring | Gene Autry Champion Jo Dennison Don Beddoe James Millican Pat Buttram |
Cinematography | William Bradford |
Edited by | Richard Fantl |
Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | Gene Autry Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Beyond the Purple Hills is a 1950 AmericanWestern film directed byJohn English and written byNorman S. Hall. The film starsGene Autry,Jo-Carroll Dennison,Don Beddoe,James Millican,Don Reynolds andHugh O'Brian. The film was released on July 25, 1950, byColumbia Pictures.[1][2][3]
When a bank robbery results in the death of the sheriff, Judge Beaumont (Roy Gordon) asks horse trainer Gene Autry (Gene Autry) to take the sheriff's place. Gene, who has helped Beaumont deal with his fractious son, Jack (Hugh O'Brian), agrees. Beaumont then reveals that he wants to rewrite his will to leave Jack out, prompting a fight between father and son. When the judge is murdered soon after, Gene is forced to arrest Jack, despite not believing that he is guilty.
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