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The Big Show

Play trailer Poster for The Big Show 1936,  1h 10m,  Western/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Arrogant film star Tom Ford (Gene Autry) goes AWOL before a high-profile personal appearance at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas. In a panic, publicist Lee Wilson (William Newell) instructs Ford's screen double, kindhearted cowboy Gene Autry (also Autry), to go on in Ford's place. Gangster Rico (Harry Worth), to whom Ford owes $10,000, and Ford's fiancée, Toodles (Sally Payne), complicate the deception, as does Gene's budding romance with lady rancher Marion (Kay Hughes).

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 29, 2006
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This one is strictly for the Hee-Haw crowd. Go to Full Review
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Mack V. Wright

Director

Gene Autry

Gene Autry

Smiley Burnette

Frog

Kay Hughes

Marion Hill

Sally Payne

Toodles Brown

William Newell

Lee Wilson

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Synopsis Arrogant film star Tom Ford (Gene Autry) goes AWOL before a high-profile personal appearance at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas. In a panic, publicist Lee Wilson (William Newell) instructs Ford's screen double, kindhearted cowboy Gene Autry (also Autry), to go on in Ford's place. Gangster Rico (Harry Worth), to whom Ford owes $10,000, and Ford's fiancée, Toodles (Sally Payne), complicate the deception, as does Gene's budding romance with lady rancher Marion (Kay Hughes).
Director
Mack V. Wright
Producer
Nat Levine
Production Co
Republic Pictures Corporation
Genre
Western, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 1936, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 10m
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