The Big Show
·
1936
·1h 11min
At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double. When cowboy star Tom Ford disappears, Wilson gets his double Gene Autry to impersonate him. But Ford owes gangster Rico $10,000 and Rico arrives to collect. He fails to get the money but learns that Autry is an impersonator and now blackmails Wilson and his movie studio. Original version runs 71 minutes, edited version runs 59 minutes.
Storyline
At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double. When cowboy star Tom Ford disappears, Wilson gets his double Gene Autry to impersonate him. But Ford owes gangster Rico $10,000 and Rico arrives to collect. He fails to get the money but learns that Autry is an impersonator and now blackmails Wilson and his movie studio. Original version runs 71 minutes, edited version runs 59 minutes.
Released
11/16/1936
Runtime
1h 11min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Cast
Gene Autry
Gene Autry/Tom Ford
Smiley Burnette
Frog
Kay Hughes
Marion Hill
Sally Payne
Toodles Brown
William Newell
Lee Wilson
Max Terhune
Ventriloquist
Elmer
Ventriloquist's Dummy
Charles Judels
Swartz - Studio Head
Champion
Champion - Studio Horse
Rex King
Fred Collins
Mary Russell
Mary
Bob Nolan
Sons of the Pioneers member
Roy Rogers
Sons of the Pioneers member
Tim Spencer
Sons of the Pioneers member
Karl Farr
Sons of the Pioneers member
Hugh Farr
Sons of the Pioneers member
Jimmy Springs
The Jones Boys member
William Bartley
The Jones Boys member
Herman Wood
The Jones Boys member
Louis Wood
The Jones Boys member
Elton Britt
The Beverly Hill Billies member
Aleth Hansen
The Beverly Hill Billies member
Rudy Sooter
The Beverly Hill Billies member
W. Lee O'Daniel
Light Crust Doughboys member
Smokey Montgomery
Light Crust Doughboys member
Herman Arnspiger
Light Crust Doughboys member
Harry Worth
Tony Rico
Christine Maple
Elizabeth Van Every - Ford's Fiancee
Jerry Larkin
Henchman Blackie
Jack O'Shea
Henchman Joe
Wedgwood Nowell
Movie Director
Antrim Short
Studio Assistant
June Johnson
Studio Secretary
Grace Durkin
Studio Girl
Sally Rand
State Fair Performer
Leonard Pack
Texas Ranger Captain Leonard Pack
Jack Rockwell
Studio Actor
Richard Beach
Studio Assistant
Morgan Brown
Studio Make-Up Man
Horace B. Carpenter
Studio Gateman
Art Davis
Studio Cowboy
Edward Hearn
Studio Man
Jack Ingram
Studio Cameraman
N.E. Hendrix
Studio Carpenter
Jeanne Lafayette
Studio Actress
Cornelius Keefe
Studio Actor
Helen Servis
Studio Actress
Martin Stevenson
Studio Actor
Tex Wilson
Studio Worker
Frances Morris
Studio Script Girl
Art Mix
Studio Stunt Double
Southern Methodist University Marching Band
Southern Methodist University Marching Band
Yakima Canutt
Driver of Cattle Truck
Slim Whitaker
Henchman
Tracy Layne
Henchman
George Chesebro
Henchman
Frankie Marvin
Movie Lot Cowboy
Ezra Paulette
The Beverly Hill Billies member
Dick Reinhart
The Beverly Hill Billies member
Lem Giles
The Beverly Hill Billies member
Eddie Juaregui
State Fair Pagent Cowboy
Bill Yrigoyen
State Fair Pagent Cowboy
Joe Yrigoyen
State Fair Pagent Cowboy
Helen Huntington
Dowager
Sam Costa
Mary's Truck Driver
I. Stanford Jolley
Parade Spectator
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