Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 1 (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)Before I explain why EVERY Gene Autry fan should have DVDs like these in his or her collection, let me clear up a misconception. This product has absolutely NOTHING to do with the Gene Autry TV Show.
This set of two DVDs contains 10 Gene Autry movies which millions of little buckaroos used to watch at their local theaters on Saturday afternoons in the 1930s, '40s and early '50s. The films range in length from 54 to 70 minutes.
By contrast, The Gene Autry TV Show was 30 minutes long and was broadcast in the 1950s.
While the quality of the DVDs in Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 1 by Pop Flix is not quite as good as you'll find in Autry's own company's releases or on the Encore Westerns Channel, it's not bad for the price. After all, how can you beat 10 Gene Autry movies for 69 cents apiece?
And this set contains a real plus for Gene Autry collectors -- Autry and sidekick Smiley Burnette's first screen appearances. That took place in 1934 when they appeared as dance band members in the Ken Maynard (and Gabby Hayes) film "In Old Santa Fe."
Autry and Burnette did not even receive screen credits in this film, but soon after, Autry began his meteoric rise to the top of Hollywood's film attractions.
Gene Autry fans -- and there are probably millions of us still around -- can't go wrong having this set of films in our collections.

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Man of the Frontier (1936) 54 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette; Director: B. Reeves Eason Oh, Susanna! (1936) 54 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette; Director: Joseph Kane Rim of the Canyon (1949) 70 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Nan Leslie, Thurston Hall; Director: John English Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) 53 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette; Director: Joseph Kane Round-Up Time in Texas (1937) 54 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette; Director: Joseph Kane Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) 70 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Patricia Barry, Jimmy Lloyd; Director: Jon English Springtime in the Rockies (1937) 56 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette; Director: Joseph Kane Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937) 55 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette; Director: Mack Wright In Old Santa Fe (1934) 64 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Gabby Hayes; Director: Joseph Kane Man from Music Mountain (1938) 54 min, B&W Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette; Director: Joseph Kane

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