Riders of the Whistling Pines

Riders of the Whistling Pines

70 mins | Drama, Action, Music, Western | March 16, 1949

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.

Riders of the Whistling Pines

70 mins | Drama, Action, Music, Western | March 16, 1949

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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Columbia Pictures, Gene Autry Productions
Original title Riders of the Whistling Pines
Directors Carl Hiecke, John English
Writers Jack Townley

Cast

Gene Autry

as Gene Autry

Champion

as Champion

Patricia Barry

as Helen Carter

Jimmy Lloyd

as Joe Lucas

Douglass Dumbrille

as Henry Mitchell

Damian O'Flynn

as Bill Wright

Clayton Moore

as Henchman Pete

Harry Cheshire

as Dr. Daniel Chadwick

Leon Weaver

as Abner Weaver

Jerry Scoggins

as The Cass County Boys

Fred S. Martin

as The Cass County Boys

Bert Dodson

as The Cass County Boys

Beulah Kettle

as The Pinafores

Ione Kettle

as The Pinafores

Eunice Kettle

as The Pinafores

George Bell

as Juror (uncredited)

Steve Benton

as Henchman (uncredited)

Loie Bridge

as Loie Weaver (uncredited)

Virginia Carroll

as Townswoman at Hearing (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Lynn Farr

as Henchman (uncredited)

Roy Gordon

as Supt. John Hoaglund (uncredited)

Ray Jones

as Rancher (uncredited)

Nolan Leary

as Rancher (uncredited)

Ted Mapes

as Logger (uncredited)

Merrill McCormick

as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

as Charles Carter (uncredited)

Robert Robinson

as Townsman at Party (uncredited)

Sandy Sanders

as Man at Party (uncredited)

Al Thompson

as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

as Dancer at Party (uncredited)

Len Torrey

as The Marshal (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

as Dr. Farley (uncredited)

Blackie Whiteford

as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)

Britt Wood

as Rancher Smith (uncredited)