Not one, but two, Gene Autry films for your pleasure on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Drive, screened by film historian Eric Grayson.
This month’s Vintage Movie Night Series will feature Sagebrush Troubadour (1935) and Git Along Little Dogies (1937). In Sagebrush, Ranger Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his partner, Frog (Smiley Burnette), masquerade as entertainers on the trail while searching for the killer of an old man who found a gold mine. The victim’s will reveals he’s left his estate to his granddaughter, Joan (Barbara Pepper), and $5,000 to her Uncle John (Frank Glendon).
The second film, made two years later, again features Autry playing a character named Gene Autry, this time a ranch owner who seeks to protect his land from the possibility of pollution. These are real film on real projectors, with introductory remarks by Grayson who leads a lively Q&A afterwards. Admission is $5, and concessions $1. For more information, visit www.gpacarts.org or call 317-327-7135.
