

Gaucho Serenade (1940)
Overview
Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in their car and a horse trailer carrying Gene's horse, Champion. They discover that Ronnie Willoughby, a young boy just off the boat from school in England, has hitched a ride, thinking that Gene and Frog were sent by his father to meet him. Ronnie thinks his father is a big rancher in the west and doesn't know that his father, Alfred Willoughby, is serving time in San Quentin prison because of a frame-up by the officials of a packing company. To keep the father from testifying against them, the packing company officials, Carter, Jenkins and Martin, have arranged for the boy to be kidnapped. Along the way a runaway bride, Joyce Halloway, and her young sister Patsy join the troupe.
Where to watch Gaucho Serenade
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What is Gaucho Serenade about?
Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in their car and a horse trailer carrying Gene's horse, Champion. They discover that Ronnie Willoughby, a young boy just off the boat from school in England, has hitched a ride, thinking that Gene and Frog were sent by his father to meet him. Ronnie thinks his father is a big rancher in the west and doesn't know that his father, Alfred Willoughby, is serving time in San Quentin prison because of a frame-up by the officials of a packing company. To keep the father from testifying against them, the packing company officials, Carter, Jenkins and Martin, have arranged for the boy to be kidnapped. Along the way a runaway bride, Joyce Halloway, and her young sister Patsy join the troupe. Gaucho Serenade is a Comedy, Drama, Music, Western movie, released on 1940-05-09, runtime 66 minutes.
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In the United States, Gaucho Serenade streams on Amazon Prime Video and Shout! Factory and can be rented from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 4 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry
- Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse
- June Storey as Joyce Halloway
- Mary Lee as Patsy Halloway
- Duncan Renaldo as Gaucho Don José
- Clifford Severn as Ronnie Willoughby
- Lester Matthews as Frederick Willoughby
- Smith Ballew as Buck Benson
- Joseph Crehan as Edward Martin
- William Ruhl as Henchman Carter
- Wade Boteler as Rancher
- Ted Adams as E.J. Jenkins
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Sources
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