| Ridin' on a Rainbow | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lew Landers |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Bradford Ropes |
| Produced by | Harry Grey |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William Nobels |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar (supervisor) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $91,854[1] |
Ridin' on a Rainbow is a 1941 American western musical film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and Mary Lee. Written by Bradford Ropes and Doris Malloy, based on a story by Ropes, the film is about a singing cowboy whose investigation of a bank robbery takes him to a showboat, where he finds that a teenage singer's father has been working with the robbers to provide for her future.[1][2] The film received an Academy Award nomination for best original song for "Be Honest with Me" (Gene Autry, Fred Rose).[1][3]
- ^ a b c d Magers 2007, p. 180.
- ^ "Ridin' on a Rainbow". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ "Awards for Ridin' on a Rainbow". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 15, 2012.