Bells of Capistrano | |
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Directed by | William Morgan |
Screenplay by | Lawrence Kimble |
Produced by | Harry Grey |
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Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
Edited by | Edward Mann |
Music by | Morton Scott (supervisor) |
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Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 73 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $132,288[1] or $500,000[2] |
Bells of Capistrano is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Virginia Grey.[1] Written by Lawrence Kimble, it is a story of a singing cowboy who helps out a beautiful rodeo owner when her competitor gets too rough. The film features the popular songs "Forgive Me", "At Sundown", "In Old Capistrano", and "Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You".[1] Bells of Capistrano was Autry's final film before entering the service for World War II.