Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch (also known as
Gene Autry's Melody Ranch ) is a
1940 film which tells the story of a singing
cowboy who returns to his hometown to restore order when his former childhood enemies take over the town. It stars
Gene Autry,
Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller, Barton MacLane, Barbara Jo Allen, George 'Gabby' Hayes and William 'Billy' Benedict.
The movie was written by Ray Golden, F. Hugh Herbert, Sid Kuller and Jack Moffitt. It was directed by Joseph Santley.
In 1950, Gene Autry brought his singing cowboy persona to television in a series which was alternately called The Gene Autry Show and Melody Ranch.