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'
Riders In The Sky (1949)
5.9/10
Director: John English
Starring: Gene Autry
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry (Gene Autry) tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county... Read more
The Singing Hill (1941)
6.9/10
Director: Lew Landers
Starring: Gene Autry
The free grazing land that the local ranchers have used for years is about to be sold to John R. Ramsey (George Meeker), a greedy, grasping cattle bro... Read more
The Big Sombrero (1949)
6.1/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene heads South in a fiesta of melody and a jamboree of romance. He fights for the right of rancheros to live on their rancho. Outlaws fear him and s... Read more
The Strawberry Roan (1948)
5.6/10
Director: John English
Starring: Gene Autry
Young Joe is paralyzed as he is bucked by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. Angered, his father, Walt, tries to shoot the horse but is stopped by his f... Read more
Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
6.8/10
Director: Joseph Kane
Starring: Gene Autry
Rustlers using modern technology (airplanes, shortwave radios, refrigerated trucks) are Gene's target. Shannon is running a modern rustling operation... Read more
Gaucho Serenade (1940)
6.9/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
A bunch of businessmen are out to kidnap a former partner's son so he won't squeal on them. Guess who must stop them. Read more
Sons Of New Mexico (1949)
6.6/10
Director: John English
Starring: Gene Autry
In addition to his duties as executor of an estate Gene must keep a juvenile delinquent from the clutches gambler Feeney who hopes to get at the money... Read more
In Old Monterey (1939)
6.5/10
Director: John English
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene runs into opposition from a bunch of ranchers when the U.S. army send him to buy up land for bombing maneuvers. Read more
Sunset In Wyoming (1941)
6.3/10
Director: William Morgan
Starring: Gene Autry
By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won't let that happen. Read more
Silver Canyon (1951)
6.5/10
Director: John English
Starring: Gene Autry
During the Civil War, McQuarrie leads guerrilla raiders, Gene and Cougar serve as Union scouts stationed in Utah. Read more