Beyond the Purple Hills

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Beyond the Purple Hills
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John English
Written by	Norman S. Hall
Produced by	Armand Schaefer
Starring	Gene Autry Champion Jo Dennison Don Beddoe James Millican Pat Buttram
Cinematography	William Bradford
Edited by	Richard Fantl
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production company	Gene Autry Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 25, 1950 (1950-07-25)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Beyond the Purple Hills is a 1950 American Western film directed by John English and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Gene Autry, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe, James Millican, Don Reynolds and Hugh O'Brian. The film was released on July 25, 1950, by Columbia Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

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When a bank robbery results in the death of the sheriff, Judge Beaumont (Roy Gordon) asks horse trainer Gene Autry (Gene Autry) to take the sheriff's place. Gene, who has helped Beaumont deal with his fractious son, Jack (Hugh O'Brian), agrees. Beaumont then reveals that he wants to rewrite his will to leave Jack out, prompting a fight between father and son. When the judge is murdered soon after, Gene is forced to arrest Jack, despite not believing that he is guilty.

Cast

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Gene Autry as Gene Autry
Jo-Carroll Dennison as Mollie Rayburn
Don Beddoe as Amos Rayburn
James Millican as Rocky Morgan
Don Reynolds as Chip Beaumont
Hugh O'Brian as Jack Beaumont
Roy Gordon as Judge Beaumont
Harry Harvey Sr. as Sheriff Whiteside
Pat Buttram as Mike Rawley
Gregg Barton as Ross Pardee
Robert J. Wilke as Jim Connors
Ralph Peters as Tim
Frank Ellis as Corey
John Cliff as Dave Miller
Sandy Sanders as Doghouse
Frankie Marvin as Marty
Boyd Stockman as Ed
Maudie Prickett as Aggie
Champion the Wonder Horse as Champ

References

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^ "Beyond the Purple Hills (1950) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ Hal Erickson. "Beyond the Purple Hills (1950) - John English". AllMovie. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ "Beyond the Purple Hills". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

External links

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Beyond the Purple Hills at IMDb

Films directed by John English

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