Evil Indian Agent Richards is cheating the Indians into starvation. Gene shows that their raids are only for survival.Evil Indian Agent Richards is cheating the Indians into starvation. Gene shows that their raids are only for survival.Evil Indian Agent Richards is cheating the Indians into starvation. Gene shows that their raids are only for survival.
Champion
- Champ - Gene's Horse
- (as Champion World's Wonder Horse)
Gilbert Alonzo
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Jose Alvarado
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Emile Avery
- Posse Member
- (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody
- Indian Farmer
- (uncredited)
Romere Darling
- Indian Woman
- (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
- Man in Washington
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBoth Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore appeared in this picture. They would later star together in The Lone Ranger TV series as Tonto and the Lone Ranger.
- ConnectionsEdited into Six Gun Theater: The Cowboy and the Indians (2015)
- SoundtracksHere Comes Santa Claus
Written by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman
Featured review
A Superior Autry Flick With A Message
Gene Autry is upset with the Indians leaving their reservation and helping themselves to his grazing land, and sometimes his stock. But when an old Indian woman collapses, he helps take her to where she can be tended by the local doctor, Sheila Ryan, and discovers she is suffering form malnutrition. He discovers that the local agent, Frank Richards, is not only cheating the Indians out of their money, but has a sideline in buying their precious goods cheap and selling them to a collector for big dollars. Gene prepares a report for Washington, but Richards is keeping busy. He almost kills Chief Yowlatchie, takes his necklace which is the sign of his rulership, and tries to pin the crime on Yowlatchie's successor, Jay Silverheels.
It's nice to see an Autry vehicle which is about something real, and with several members of the cast actual Indians. Silverheels has a particularly good role. He would not appear in many more B westerns for a while; the same day this movie was released, the first episode of TV's THE LONE RANGER premiered, starring him as Tonto, and fellow cast Clayton Moore -- here 'Henchman Luke' -- as the Ranger.
There isn't much singing here, but Gene does sing "Here Comes Santa Claus."
It's nice to see an Autry vehicle which is about something real, and with several members of the cast actual Indians. Silverheels has a particularly good role. He would not appear in many more B westerns for a while; the same day this movie was released, the first episode of TV's THE LONE RANGER premiered, starring him as Tonto, and fellow cast Clayton Moore -- here 'Henchman Luke' -- as the Ranger.
There isn't much singing here, but Gene does sing "Here Comes Santa Claus."
helpful•00
- boblipton
- Sep 3, 2023
Details
- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) officially released in Canada in English?
Answer