Back in the Saddle (film)

Back in the Saddle
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLew Landers
Screenplay by
  • Richard Murphy
  • Jesse Lasky Jr.
Produced byHarry Grey
Starring
CinematographyErnest Miller
Edited byTony Martinelli
Music byRaoul Kraushaar (supervisor)
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • March 14, 1941 (1941-03-14) (USA)
Running time
71 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$84,572[1]

Back in the Saddle is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Mary Lee.[2] Written by Richard Murphy and Jesse Lasky Jr., the film is about a singing cowboy who attempts to bring peace between ranchers and the operator of a copper mine whose chemicals are poisoning the area's water supply.[1] The film features several of Autry's hit songs, including "Back in the Saddle Again", "I'm An Old Cowhand", and "You Are My Sunshine".[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Magers 2007, p. 183.
  2. ^ "Back in the Saddle". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 21, 2012.