Movie: "Riders of the Whistling Pines"
| Release Date: | Mar 1949 |
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| Genres: | Action / Adventure / Music / Western |
| Runtime: | 70 min. |
| Cast: | Gene Autry (Gene Autry), Champion (Champion, Gene's Horse), Patricia Barry (Helen Carter (as Patricia White)), Jimmy Lloyd (Forester Joe Lucas) Douglass Dumbrille (Henry Mitchell) Damian O'Flynn (Henchman Bill Wright) Clayton Moore (Henchman Pete) Harry Cheshire (Dr. Daniel Chadwick) Leon Weaver (Abner Weaver) Loie Bridge (Loie Weaver) Jerry Scoggins (Forester Jerry, Guitar Player (as The...) Fred S. Martin (Forester Freddie, Accordion player...) Bert Dodson (Forester Bert, Bass player (as The...) The Pinafores (Singing Trio) Steve Benton (Henchman (uncredited)) Virginia Carroll (Townswoman at Hearing (uncredited)) Lane Chandler (Forestry Officer (uncredited)) Lynn Farr (Henchman (uncredited)) Roy Gordon (Supt. John Hoaglund (uncredited)) Nolan Leary (Rancher (uncredited)) Ted Mapes (Logger (uncredited)) Merrill McCormick (Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)) Frank O'Connor (Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited)) Jason Robards Sr. (Forrester Charles Carter (uncredited)) Al Thompson (Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)) Len Torrey (The Marshal (uncredited)) Emmett Vogan (Dr. Farley, Forestry Professor...) Blackie Whiteford (Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)) Britt Wood (Rancher (uncredited)) |
Storyline: While trailing Forest Ranger 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. Gene suspects a strange plane heard flying in the night was responsible. Gene's friend Joe Lucas, after quarreling with Gene, is suspected of flying the phantom plane to discredit Gene's spraying program. The innocent Joe discovers the plane hidden at Mitchell's Mill and is shot by Wright. Gene heads for a mountain cabin to confront Mitchell who is waiting to kill him. Joe flies to warn Gene of the trap but Wright is also in the plane.
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