Number: 3286

Storyline:
While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.

Cast:

Gene Autry Gene Autry

Champion Champion

Patricia Barry Helen Carter

Jimmy Lloyd Joe Lucas

Douglass Dumbrille Henry Mitchell

Damian O'Flynn Bill Wright

Clayton Moore Henchman Pete

Harry Cheshire Dr. Daniel Chadwick

Leon Weaver Abner Weaver

Jerry Scoggins The Cass County Boys

Fred S. Martin The Cass County Boys

Bert Dodson The Cass County Boys

Beulah Kettle The Pinafores

Ione Kettle The Pinafores

Eunice Kettle The Pinafores

Medium: Media file,

Location: On The Shelf in Box Set Called the Great American Westerns

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen