Guns and Guitars

Guns and Guitars is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Dorothy Dix. Written by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who helps protect a county from feverridden cattle, and after being framed for murdering the sheriff, proves his innocence, gets elected sheriff, and then goes after the bad guy.

Morgan stages a town meeting and tries to prove that the fever is not contagious with the help of quack veterinarian Dr. Schaefer Harrison Greene. Morgans plan is foiled by Professor Parker Earle Hodgins, a real veterinarian who emphatically states that the disease is contagious. After the townspeople run Schaefer out of town and vote to support the quarantine, Connor orders Gene to leave town by five oclock or face the consequences. Gene makes it clear that he is staying and Professor Parker and his troupe conduct their show. Meanwhile, Sheriff Miller and Deputy Clark are riding on the trail and discussing the case when they are ambushed by Connor and Sam who leave the lawmen for dead. Gene and Frog find the lawmen Clark is dead, but Miller is still alive. Gene decides to keep their discovery secret until they can find Clarks killer.Meanwhile, Morgan is determined to get his henchman, Frank Hall Pascale Perry, elected sheriff so that he can drive his infected cattle to auction. The opposing candidate is driven away by threats from Morgans men. The people then nominate Gene to run against Hall. Desperate to undermine Genes cadidacy, Morgan finds Millers handcuffs and badge in Genes hotel room and accuses Gene of killing Miller. he tries to have him arrested, but Gene escapes. With little hope of Gene winning the election now, Marjorie organizes the towns women, and all of them convince their men to vote for Gene, who wins the election by a landslide. ........

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