Sioux City Sue (film)

Sioux City Sue
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank McDonald
Screenplay by	Olive Cooper
Produced by	Armand Schaefer
Starring	Gene Autry Lynne Roberts Sterling Holloway Richard Lane Ralph Sanford Ken Lundy
Cinematography	Reggie Lanning
Edited by	Fred Allen
Music by	R. Dale Butts
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	November 21, 1946 (1946-11-21)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Sioux City Sue is a 1946 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Olive Cooper. Starring Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Richard Lane, Ralph Sanford and Ken Lundy, it was released on November 21, 1946, by Republic Pictures.^[1][2]

Using a story line from the 1939 comedy She Married a Cop and a 1946 Hit Parade song for the title, the film marks Autry's return to the screen following his service in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

Plot

Hollywood talent scout Sue Warner is in search of a singing cowboy. She discovers cattle rancher Gene Autry and offers him a contract. In danger of losing his herd and ranch from financial problems, Gene agrees to go to Hollywood if there is a part for his horse Champion, unaware that the producers only want to use his voice in an animated cartoon. After the preview, in which he feels ridiculed because his character is a donkey, he and Champ depart in a huff. The annoyed Sue also follows and gets work on Gene's ranch as a cook. Later, the studio heads, while looking at Gene's screen test, decide he is a natural and want to sign him to a contract. After a few misunderstandings, Gene realizes that Sue is sincere, and he signs a contract to star in a musical western, but first he has to stop a cattle stampede and rout a gang of rustlers trying to blow up his ranch dam.

Cast

• Gene Autry as Gene Autry
• Lynne Roberts as Sue Warner
• Sterling Holloway as Nellie Bly
• Richard Lane as Jeff Lang
• Ralph Sanford as Big Gulliver
• Ken Lundy as Jody
• Helen Wallace as Miss Price
• Pierre Watkin as G.W. Rhodes
• The Cass County Boys as Musical Autry Ranchhands

References

1. "Sioux City Sue (1946) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
2. Crowther, Bosley (2015). "Sioux-City-Sue - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

External links

• Sioux City Sue at IMDb