Classic Adventure
Remember those moments where the main character finds himself in a difficult or precarious dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation, those thrill-a-minute extravaganzas, those rip-roaring spectacles, swashbuckling and derring-do action, cliff-hanger endings .... that was what Saturday Matinees were made of.
Below is a compilation of the 'essence' of this wonderful genre. See also 'Cliff-Hanger Serials'
Sioux City Sue (1946)
6.4/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
Utilizing a script from 1939's "She Married a Cop" with a 1946 Hit Parade song for the title, Gene Autry's screen return following his WW II Army Air... Read more
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)
6.6/10
Director: Joseph Kane
Starring: Gene Autry
After a five year absence Gene returns home to find his father murdered and his boyhood pal accused of the dastardly deed. Read more
Colorado Sunset (1939)
6.4/10
Director: George Sherman
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene and his buddies discover that the ranch they bought is really a dairy farm. And worse, it's subject to intimidation from a protection racket that... Read more
Guns And Guitars (1936)
6.5/10
Director: George Sherman
Starring: Gene Autry
After being framed for murdering the sheriff, Gene proves his innocence, then gets elected sheriff to go after the baddie who framed him. Read more
Mexicali Rose (1939)
6.5/10
Director: George Sherman
Starring: Gene Autry
Bad guys interested in oil profits attempt to take a mission away from poor Mexican children, but Gene and Frog save the day. Read more
Home On The Prairie (1939)
5.6/10
Starring: Gene Autry
When Belnap finds his herd infected with hoof and mouth disease, he tries to ship them immediately. But Gene finds an infected cow and quarantines all... Read more
Home In Wyomin (1939)
5.6/10
Starring: Gene Autry
When Belnap finds his herd infected with hoof and mouth disease, he tries to ship them immediately. But Gene finds an infected cow and quarantines all... Read more
Under Fiesta Stars (1941)
6.8/10
Director: George Sherman
Starring: Gene Autry
A mine owner dies and leaves half to Gene and half to easterner Barbara Erwin. Gene wants to continue operation of the mine as requested in the will b... Read more
Texans Never Cry (1951)
6.3/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
Texas Ranger Sergeant Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his pal, Pecos Bates (Pat Buttram), save from eviction the family of Nancy Carter (Gail Davis), whos... Read more
Call Of The Canyon (1942)
6.4/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
Cattle buyer McCoy has run up gambling debts. When Gene and the other ranchers are ready to sell their cattle, he undercuts his bosses price planning... Read more