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Release Year1941
Runtime1h 11m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern, Comedy
Votes1
DirectorJoseph Santley
WritersAlbert Duffy, Olive Cooper, Dorrell McGowan
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDown Mexico Way
About Down Mexico Way
Like 1940's Melody Ranch, the 1941 Gene Autry vehicle Down Mexico Way was designed as a "special", to be promoted separately from Autry's regular B-western series as an A-picture attraction. The story gets under way when a pair of con artists, Gibson (Sidney Blackmer) and Allen (Joe Sawyer), breeze into the town of Sage City claiming to be movie producers. The two scoundrels promise to film a movie in the little burg on the condition that the townsfolk pony up the necessary production fees.
Directed by Joseph Santley, Down Mexico Way leans on a strong ensemble — Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1941.
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