Down Mexico Way
| Down Mexico Way | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Santley |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by |
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| Produced by | Harry Grey |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Howard O'Neill |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar (supervisor) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $124,947[1] |
Down Mexico Way is an 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Based on a story by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who comes to the aid of the townspeople of Sage City who are victims of a nefarious scam.[2]
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry
- Smiley Burnette as Frog
- Fay McKenzie as Maria Elena Alvarado
- Harold Huber as Pancho Grande
- Sidney Blackmer as Ellery Gibson
- Joe Sawyer as Allen
- Andrew Tombes as Mayor Tubbs
- Murray Alper as Flood
- Arthur Loft as Homer Gerard
- Duncan Renaldo as Juan
- Paul Fix as Henchman Davis
- Julian Rivero as Don Carlos Alvarado
- Ruth Robinson as Mercedes
- Thornton Edwards as Rurale Captain Rodriguez
- The Herrera Sisters as Singers
- The Lone Star Cowboys as Singers at Barbeque (uncredited)
- Champion as Champion, Gene's Horse[1][3]
Production
Filming and budget
Down Mexico Way was filmed August 18 to September 6, 1941. The film had an operating budget of $124,947 (equal to $2,588,269 today), and a negative cost of $133,520.[1]
Filming locations
- Santa Clarita, California, USA
- Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
- Corriganville Movie Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
- Melody Ranch, 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
- Whitney Portal Road, Lone Pine Creek Canyon, Lone Pine, California, USA[4]
Soundtrack
- "South of the Border" (Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr)
- "The Cowboy and the Lady" (Arthur Quenzer, Lionel Newman)
- "Down Mexico Way" (Jule Styne, Sol Meyer, Eddie Cherkose)
- "A Gay Ranchero (Las Altenitas)" (Juan José Espinosa, Abe Tuvim, Francia Luban)
- "Maria Elena" (Lorenzo Barcelata, Bob Russell) by Gene Autry
- "Beer Barrel Polka" (Lew Brown, Wladimir A. Timm, Jaromir Vejvoda) by Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- "La Rumba Caliente"
- "Guadalajara" (Pepe Guízar) by the Herrera Sisters
- "Aquellos ojos verdes" (Nilo Menendez)
- "La cachita" (Rafael Hernández)[5][6]
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c Magers 2007, p. 197.
- ^ "Down Mexico Way". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Filming locations for Down Mexico Way". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Magers 2007, pp. 196–197.
- ^ "Soundtracks for Down Mexico Way". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
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- Bibliography
- George-Warren, Holly (2007). Public Cowboy no. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195177466.
- Green, Douglas B. (2002). Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0826514127.
- Magers, Boyd (2007). Gene Autry Westerns. Madison, NC: Empire Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0944019498.