Blue Canadian Rockies (1952)

Blue Canadian Rockies: Directed by George Archainbaud. With Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Carolina Cotton. With the goal of preventing his daughter from marrying, Autry’s boss sends him to Canada where she has started a dude ranch and wild game preserve.

“By the time Gene Autry made u0026quot;Blue Canadian Rockiesu0026quot;, heu0026#39;d already been in pictures nearly two decades. Because of this, Gene looks less handsome and a few pounds heavier than in his early flicks. Additionally, films from his later career just seem a bit less interesting to me…though Geneu0026#39;s still in good voice in this one.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLike Autryu0026#39;s later films, this one co-stars Pat Buttram as his sidekick. Together, the pair head to Canada to look into the doings of a young lady. It seems her father is not happy about her creating a dude ranch nor is his happy about her choice in fiancees. Once there, Gene realizes that thereu0026#39;s trouble brewing with a local lumber outfit.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot to this one is only mildly entertaining and the songs in the film are pleasant but unremarkable. As a result, it falls in the category of a time-passer instead of a must-see effort. Not bad….just nothing particularly good about this run-of-the-mill picture.”