Barbed Wire Reviews

Gentleman Gene Autry is a cattle buyer who finds out that a battle between cattle ranchers and homesteaders is threatening to cut off his supply of heifers. The homesteaders aren't allowing cattle herds to cross their land, and the steers have been rerouted hundreds of miles out of the way. Penn, a wealthy landowner, and his cohorts have made claims on thousands of acres and are hoping to put a railroad across the valuable territory. They fence off enormous sections of land with barbed wire so the cattlemen can't drive their animals north. Autry discovers the plot, and with the help of government agent and pal Buttram and Anne James, a crusading newspaper editor, defeats the bad 'uns. Now, if that's not enough for a tight 61 minutes, Autry also has time to serenade his fans with "Mexicali Rose" and "Old Buckaroo."