Springtime in the Rockies (1937 film)
Springtime in the Rockies is a 1937 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Polly Rowles. Written by Gilbert Wright and Betty Burbridge, the film is about a beautiful young ranch owner who brings a flock of sheep into cattle country and faces the opposition of local ranchers with the help of her ranch foreman.
Sometime later, Sandra Knight Polly Rowles, who inherited the Knight Ranch from her late uncle, arrives in town with three female friends, who studied animal husbandry with her at the agricultural college. Before reaching the ranch, Sandra is approached by Thorpes partner Briggs Al Bridge who sells her the sheep. Continuing on to the ranch with the sheep, Sandra nearly hits Gene and his horse Champion. Learning about the sheep deal, Gene tries to dissuade Sandra from raising sheep, explaining that they eat grass to the root so that it cannot grow back, but Sandra doesnt listen to him.Instead of taking her to her ranch, Gene shows her to his own rocky ground and ramshackle cabin, telling her that its her ranch. That night, as the girls try to sleep, Genes friend, Frog Millhouse Smiley Burnette, makes wild animal noises to scare the girls into leaving the next day. One such noise sends Sandra into Genes arms, and she asks him to sleep on the porch. The following day, Gene and Sandra go riding and come across the beautiful house and fertile land that is actually hers. Gene, who is falling in love with Sandra, is about to tell her the truth when she says she wants to lease the rocky land Genes for her sheep. ........
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