Sunset in Wyoming
Sunset in Wyoming is a 1941 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, George Cleveland, and Maris Wrixon. Based on a story by Joe Blair, the film is about a singing cowboy who goes up against a lumber company clearcutting the timber from a local mountain causing catastrophic flooding and endangering the lives of valley ranchers. The film features the songs Theres a Home in Wyomin and Sing Me a Song of the Saddle.
Gene and his sidekick Frog Millhouse Smiley Burnette meet with Asa, who tells them he recently turned control of the company over to his granddaughter Wilmetta Billie Wentworth Maris Wrixon and general manager Larry Drew Robert Kent, and he is not happy with the way theyve been running the business. Asa is also concerned about Billies romantic interest in Larry, whom he does not trust. He asks Gene to meet with her at her country club and talk some sense into her.At the country club, Frog has a difficult time adapting to the fancy surroundings. After Gene accidentally pushes Billie into a swimming pool, they are thrown out of the club. They return to Asas house where the old man decides to throw a party and introduce Gene to Billies influential friends. Later he sends out the invitations under Billies name. At the party, Asa tells Gene to impress animal lover Susannah Hawkins Peabody Sarah Edwards, whose husband Cornelius Dick Elliott is the state lieutenant governor. Hoping to preserve Mount Warner by having it declared a state park, Gene tells Susannah that the mountain is a haven for wild animals. As Gene and Susannah make arrangements for her to inspect the area, two of Billies other friends grow suspicious of her absence and telephone her at a nightclub. Thinking that Gene and Frog have arranged the party on their own, and unaware of her grandfathers involvement, Billie has them arrested. ........
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