- Oh, Susanna! (1936 film)
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Oh, Susanna! Directed by Joseph Kane Produced by Nat Levine Written by Oliver Drake Starring See below Cinematography William Nobles Editing by Lester Orlebeck Release date(s) 19 August 1936 Running time 59 minutes (original version)
54 minutes (2005 restoration)
54 min (edited version)Country United States Language English Oh, Susanna! is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane.
Contents
Plot summary
Fleeing the law, Wolf Benson hops on a train, throws Autry off, and assumes Autry's identity. Posing as Autry, he robs and kills Autry's friend, Lee. When Autry is jailed, his friends Frog and the professor break him out and the three head out to clear him of the murder charge.
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry aka Tex Smith
- Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse
- Frances Grant as Mary Ann Lee
- Earle Hodgins as Professor Ezekial Daniels
- Donald Kirke as Flash Baldwin
- Boothe Howard as Wolf Benson
- The Light Crust Doughboys as Western band
- Champion as Champion - Autry's horse
- Clara Kimball Young as Aunt Peggy Lee
- Edward Peil Sr. as Mineral Springs Sheriff
- Frankie Marvin as Henchman Hank
- Carl Stockdale as Jefferson Lee
- Roscoe Gerald as irate farmer
- Roger Gray as Sage City judge
- Fred Burns as Cottonwood Sheriff Jones
- Walter James as Sage City Sheriff Briggs
- Lew Meehan as Henchman Pete
- Fred Snowflake Toones as train porter
Soundtrack
- Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and Earle Hodgins - "Oh! Susanna" (Written by Stephen Foster)
- Smiley Burnette - "Oh! Susanna"
- The Light Crust Doughboys - "Oh! Susanna"
- "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (Written by Stephen Foster)
- "Gwine to Rune All Night (De Camptown Races)" (Written by Stephen Foster)
- "Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (Written by Stephen Foster)
- Gene Autry - "Dear Old Western Skies" (Written by Gene Autry)
- Gene Autry - "Honeymoon Trail" (Unknown composer)
- The Light Crust Doughboys - "Tiger Rag" (Music by Edwin B. Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Tony Sbarbaro, Henry Ragas and Larry Shields, Lyrics by Harry DeCosta)
- Smiley Burnette and Earle Hodgins with The Light Crust Doughboys - "They Never Come Through with the Ring" (Unknown composer)
- The Light Crust Doughboys - "Ride On Vaquero" (Music by Abel Baer, Lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert)
- Gene Autry and Frances Grant - "Water Wheel" (Written by Sam H. Stept)
- Gene Autry and Frances Grant and studio singers - "Water Wheel" (Written by Sam H. Stept)
- The Light Crust Doughboys - "As Our Pals Ride By" (Unknown composer)
External links
- Oh, Susanna! at the Internet Movie Database
- Oh, Susanna! is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Categories:- American films
- 1936 films
- English-language films
- Black-and-white films
- Romantic Western (genre) films
- 1930s Western film stubs
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