The Gene Autry Show
The already legendary singing cowboy rode with his comic pal Pat from town to town bringing justice, song and his horse Champion to the old Southwest.
- 1950-1955
- 5 seasons
- CBS
- Action & Adventure
The already legendary singing cowboy rode with his comic pal Pat from town to town bringing justice, song and his horse Champion to the old Southwest.
Season 2 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1951 - 1952
Episode 1
Ghost Town Raiders
Sat, Oct 6, 1951 30 mins
Gene parades as an outlaw to try and get information on a robbery a few years before.
Episode 2
Frontier Guard
Sat, Oct 13, 1951 30 mins
Gene gets caught up in a kidnapping attempt when he stumbles into a town where competing interests are trying gain control of a ranch in a strategic location on the edge of the Mexican border.
Episode 3
Silver Dollars
Sat, Oct 20, 1951 30 mins
Gene interrupts a silver bullion robbery and learns that it is just one in a series of such robberies. While investigating it becomes obvious that someone is tipping the robbers off as to which wagons to attack and how much silver is being carried.
Episode 4
Killer's Trail
Sat, Oct 27, 1951 30 mins
Gene is hot on the trail of El Avengador (The Avenger), but he may be chasing the wrong person.
Episode 5
Frame for Trouble
Sat, Nov 3, 1951 30 mins
Gene and Pat capture a hired killer. From a letter in his pocket, Gene discovers that the assassin had planned to keep a appointment with the man who hired him. When Gene arrives at the rendezvous, he is arrested for murder.
Episode 6
Warning! Danger!
Sat, Nov 10, 1951 30 mins
Gene and Pat try to help a pair of orphans whose other brother has reluctantly joined a gang of train robbers.
Episode 7
Revenge Trail
Sat, Nov 17, 1951 30 mins
Gene interrupts a silver bullion robbery and learns that it is just one in a series of such robberies. While investigating it becomes obvious that someone is tipping the robbers off as to which wagons to attack and how much silver is being carried.
Episode 8
The Bandits of Boulder Bluff
Sat, Nov 24, 1951 30 mins
Gene returns to Boulder Bluff for a holiday and discovers that a man posing as a US marshal is a wanted criminal. Gene sets out to warn the townsfolk and attempt to capture the man before anyone gets hurt
Episode 9
Outlaw Escape
Sat, Dec 1, 1951 30 mins
Pat is elected as sheriff of the town and asks Gene to be his deputy. What seems to be a fairly easy duty soon turns deadly serious when word comes through that the notorious murderer Red Lambert has broken out of jail and is headed for the town.
Episode 10
The Kid Comes West
Sat, Dec 8, 1951 30 mins
An old man on the verge of dying wills his ranch to a grandson no one knew he had. This upsets a series plans other ranches have for the area. Gene must make sure the child makes it to the ranch to claim the inheritance.
Episode 11
Return of Maverick Dan
Sat, Dec 15, 1951 30 mins
Gene is visiting the town of Cottonwood when he hears of the forceful eviction of Barbara Blake from her home. She has been holding out for the return of her older brother "Maverick Dan" who is wanted on a series of charges including murder. As Gene investigates he begins to have doubts about the man's guilt.
Episode 12
Galloping Hoofs
Sat, Dec 22, 1951 30 mins
Neal Pierson, a convicted embezzler, escapes from prison and heads for his partner Curt Wayne's ranch to avenge a double cross.
Episode 13
Heir to the Lazy L
Sat, Dec 29, 1951 30 mins
Gene inherits half a ranch and while he is riding to complete the details, he is attacked by three men intent on killing him. At the ranch he discovers things are tense between other local land owners and the other part owner of his ranch.
Episode 14
Melody Mesa
Fri, Jan 4, 1952 30 mins
Gene pretends to be a singing teacher in order to infiltrate a counterfeiting gang.
Episode 15
Horse Sense
Fri, Jan 11, 1952 30 mins
Gene has one of his horses stolen and another killed, he follows the trail to a town where opposing forces are bidding for a cavalry resupply contract. Gene comes to the realization that the man responsible for the theft may be a particularly cruel horse trainer.
Episode 16
Rock River Feud
Fri, Jan 18, 1952 30 mins
Pat Buttram inherits a stagecoach line from a murdered relative, but even with Gene Autry's help, the road is very rocky.
Episode 17
The Lawless Press
Fri, Jan 25, 1952 30 mins
Gene and Pat investigate a crooked newspaper editor who composes stories of crimes before they're even committed.
Episode 18
The Western Way
Fri, Feb 1, 1952 30 mins
Young Billy Walker rides with the infamous Brady gang, which worries his mother, Ma Walker, sick. Gene comes to the rescue and helps Billy escape from the gang.
Episode 19
The Ruthless Renegade
Fri, Feb 8, 1952 30 mins
Gene arrives in the town of Dry Gulch and becomes the sheriff almost by accident. He discovers the town is dominated by the mayor and the judge is in his control. Gene looks for way to work around these issues while trying to help a local victimized newspaper owner.
Episode 20
Hot Lead and Old Lace
Fri, Feb 15, 1952 30 mins
Pete Munroe is shot dead in an effort to get his ranch, which he has left to his niece Maude. She proves stronger than expected, but Gene Autry and Pat Buttram must help her hold on to her inheritance.
Episode 21
Blazeaway
Fri, Feb 22, 1952 30 mins
Gene is sent by his commanding officer to investigate a series of murders in the town of Blazeaway. The settlers believe the killings were caused by Indians using tomahawks, but the Native Americans claim they've been framed to drive them from their land.
Episode 22
Bullets & Bows
Sun, Mar 2, 1952 30 mins
Pat Buttram owns a tailor shop but is spectacularly unsuccessful, and Gene must protect him from the local land grabbers.
Episode 23
Trouble at Silver Creek
Sun, Mar 9, 1952 30 mins
Gene witnesses a murder and manages to arrest the man. Unfortunately elements within the town secure the man's escape. A woman is pushed into a loveless marriage with the exception her father's farm will be saved.
Episode 24
Six Gun Romeo
Sun, Mar 16, 1952 30 mins
Adelle Tompkins arrives on the stagecoach with plans to marry Pat Buttram, but Pat has sent her Gene Autry's picture instead of his own. On the same stage is Jan Carter Gray, who has come to meet her gang of outlaws for less lofty purposes.
Episode 25
The Sheriff Is a Lady
Sun, Mar 23, 1952 30 mins
Sheriff Kathy Vale mistakes Gene and Pat for two desperate outlaws. Gene sings his way out of trouble.
Episode 26
The Trail of the Witch
Sun, Mar 30, 1952 30 mins
After a series of stagecoach robberies threaten to shut down a town's gold mines, a young sheriff requests the help of Gene and Pat to round up the outlaws.