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Call of the Canyon
Call of the Canyon

Call of the Canyon

THRILLS!...See America's Favorite Cowboy In ACTION In His Greatest Film Triumph...

Genres

Western

OverView

A radio saleswoman helps a singing cattleman trap a shady meat buyer with a bogus broadcast.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

17 August 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gene Autry

Gene Autry

Gene Autry

Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Frog Millhouse

Ruth Terry

Ruth Terry

Katherine "Kit" Carson

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Grantley B. Johnson

Joe Strauch Jr.

Joe Strauch Jr.

Tadpole Millhouse

Cliff Nazarro

Cliff Nazarro

Pete Murphy

Dorothea Kent

Dorothea Kent

Jane Oakley

Edmund MacDonald

Edmund MacDonald

Thomas McCoy

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Horace Dunston

John Harmon

John Harmon

The Pigeon

John Holland

John Holland

Willy Hitchcock

Joy Barlow

Joy Barlow

Concertinist (uncredited)

Valmere Barman

Valmere Barman

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Muriel Barr

Muriel Barr

Guitarist (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Ray Bennett

Nash (uncredited)

Pat Brady

Pat Brady

Sons of the Pioneers Bass Player (uncredited)

Audrene Brier

Audrene Brier

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Bob Burns

Bob Burns

Rancher (uncredited)

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Jim Taylor (uncredited)

Champion

Champion

Gene's Horse (uncredited)

Johnny Duncan

Johnny Duncan

Jitterbug (uncredited)

June Earle

June Earle

Violinist (uncredited)

Hugh Farr

Hugh Farr

Sons of the Pioneers Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Karl Farr

Karl Farr

Sons of the Pioneers Guitar Player (uncredited)

Genevieve Grazis

Genevieve Grazis

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Carey Harrison

Carey Harrison

Agent (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)

Frank Jaquet

Frank Jaquet

Doc Hooper (uncredited)

Edna Johnson

Edna Johnson

Secretary Myra (uncredited)

Red Knight

Red Knight

Red (uncredited)

Richard Landry

Richard Landry

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Billie Lane

Billie Lane

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

Jimmie Lucas

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Jean Lucius

Jean Lucius

Guitarist (uncredited)

Anthony Marsh

Anthony Marsh

Agent (uncredited)

Buddy Martin

Buddy Martin

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Frankie Marvin

Frankie Marvin

Cowhand (uncredited)

Bud Mercer

Bud Mercer

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Lee Morrison

Lee Morrison

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Bob Nolan

Bob Nolan

Sons of the Pioneers Singer (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Broderick O'Farrell

Agent (uncredited)

Jack O'Shea

Jack O'Shea

Man Watching Pie-Eating Contest (uncredited)

Lloyd Perryman

Lloyd Perryman

Sons of the Pioneers Accordion Player (uncredited)

Gerald Pierce

Gerald Pierce

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Rose Plumer

Rose Plumer

Woman at Party (uncredited)

Fred Santley

Fred Santley

Agent (uncredited)

Tim Spencer

Tim Spencer

Sons of the Pioneers Member (uncredited)

Jeanne Strasser

Jeanne Strasser

Pianist (uncredited)

Al Taylor

Al Taylor

Al (uncredited)

Tim Taylor

Tim Taylor

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Irene Thomas

Irene Thomas

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Fred Walburn

Fred Walburn

Pie-Eating Boy (uncredited)

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

Dave Crosby (uncredited)

Frank Ward

Frank Ward

Skinny Tompkins (uncredited)

Rosemary Wilson

Rosemary Wilson

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Gill Dennis

Gill Dennis

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

Charles Flynn

Radio Technician (uncredited)

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