Riders of the Whistling Pines 75 years old

AUTRY COMES ROARING OUT OF THE SKIES...to save the forests from outlaw lumber ring!

Riders of the Whistling Pines

While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.

Credits

Riders of the Whistling Pines Cast

Name Character
Damian O'Flynn He was 42, 75 years old when he died as Henchman Bill Wright
Gene Autry He was 41, 91 years old when he died as Gene Autry
Clayton Moore He was 34, 85 years old when he died as Henchman Pete
Douglass Dumbrille He was 59, 84 years old when he died as Henry Mitchell
Harry Cheshire He was 57, 76 years old when he died as Dr. Daniel Chadwick
Patricia Barry She was 27, 94 years old when she died as Helen Carter (as Patricia White)
Jimmy Lloyd He was 9, 73 years old when he died as Forester Joe Lucas
Champion as Champion, Gene's horse
Leon Weaver He was 66, 67 years old when he died as Abner Weaver

Riders of the Whistling Pines Crew

Name Department
John English as Director. He was 45 (66) years old when He died Directing
Armand Schaefer as Producer. He was 50 (69) years old when He died Production
William Bradford as Director of Photography. He was 125 (136) years old when He died Camera
Jack Townley as Writer. He was 52 (63) years old when He died Writing
Homer Van Pelt as Still Photographer. He was 44 (68) years old when He died Camera
Harold H. MacArthur as Art Direction. Art
Riders of the Whistling Pines poster
Riders of the Whistling Pines (75 years)

AUTRY COMES ROARING OUT OF THE SKIES...to save the forests from outlaw lumber ring!

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 16, 1949
  • Runtime: 70 minutes