Singing on the Trail

Singing on the Trail

60 mins | Music, Western | Sept. 1, 1946

In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-lookalike Dusty Anderson. She played Helen Wyatt, whose father (the rotund Guy Kibbee) loses his ranch to the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, the Hot Shots have been swindled by a couple of Eastern crooks (Ian Keith and Matt Willis) and consider themselves the lawful owners. Chased by the irascible Wyatt, the band members seek protection from aspiring singer Curt Stanton (Curtis), who they mistake for a gunslinger.

Singing on the Trail

60 mins | Music, Western | Sept. 1, 1946

Singing on the Trail
In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-lookalike Dusty Anderson. She played Helen Wyatt, whose father (the rotund Guy Kibbee) loses his ranch to the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, the Hot Shots have been swindled by a couple of Eastern crooks (Ian Keith and Matt Willis) and consider themselves the lawful owners. Chased by the irascible Wyatt, the band members seek protection from aspiring singer Curt Stanton (Curtis), who they mistake for a gunslinger.
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title Singing on the Trail
Directors Ray Nazarro
Writers J. Benton Cheney

Cast

Ken Curtis

as Curt Stanton

Jeff Donnell

as Cindy Brown

Guy Kibbee

as Dusty Wyatt

Dusty Anderson

as Helen Wyatt

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

as Big Boy Webster

Four Chicks and a Chuck

as Speciality Act

Paul Trietsch

as Hezzie (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)

Ken Trietsch

as Ken (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)

Gil Taylor

as Gil (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)

Charles Ward

as Gabe (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)

Ian Keith

as Jerry Easton

Matt Willis

as Dan Prichard

Sam Flint

as Terrence Mallory

Joe Haworth

as Pete - Gunman

Eddy Waller

as Lem

Chuck Goldstein

as Member - Four Chicks and a Chuck

Deuce Spriggins

as Deuce Spriggins - Bandleader

Carolina Cotton

as Carolina - Band Singer (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

as Casey (uncredited)

Coulter Irwin

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)