As an artist, Gene Autry obviously idolized Jimmie Rodgers ... where he started performing in so-called B movies featuring him fighting the bad guys, but always with time to sing some songs.

This Gene Autry entry was sold to the exhibitors as a "Special" (a term used about once a production season when Republic wanted to charge the exhibitors a higher fee than usual for an Autry film ...

screenings of Gene Autry films, guided scavenger hunts throughout the museum, and much more. The Autry’s ongoing exhibits ...