The Gene Autry Show

- Season 1

(1950)

Gene faces trouble on two fronts when he befriends a young man accused of murder and his ranch hands frame him for rustling Miss Sandy's cattle.

When an old prospector is shot after making a rich gold strike, Gene files the claim on his behalf and is promptly accused of murder by the town sheriff.

Rodeo riders Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and Patrick Smith (Pat Buttram) discover a dead man pierced with a silver arrow in his chest. This leads Gene to a miner framed in order to get his silver mine.

While Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his sidekick Patrick Smith (Pat Buttram) are investigating numerous stagecoach holdups, they also find time to help a lady schoolteacher.

Gene tries to reform the young son of an outlaw. When the bad man escapes, the boy must choose between his murderous father and the honest life Gene would like him to lead.

When the state agrees to build a road if the county provides matching funds, Harlow enthusiastically supports the idea and contributes a large sum as seed money. He plans to steal his own money back, along with his neighbors contributions to the highway project.

A crook tries to grab two adjacent ranches owned by feuding families by murdering one man and framing another.

Gene investigates why a gang is trying so hard to gain control of an unprofitable ranch. During his investigation, he discovers a cache of gold.

An outlaw gang try to convince a former crook to help them rob Gene's safe.

Foreman Gene Autry sends for the niece of his murdered boss, so she can take over the ranch, but a brother-sister team of outlaws kidnaps the woman and places an impostor in her place. The stagecoach driver discovers the replacement but is shot by the gang leader. Before he dies, he leaves Gene and Pat a cryptic clue.

Champion loses a fixed horse race, but helps Gene track down a gang of bank robbers.

After nearly drinking from a poisoned waterhole, Gene and Pat finds themselves in the middle of a fight between railroad workers and an Indian tribe.

Gene and Pat rescue a young Mexican boy who is forced to locate an old mine by outlaws who threaten to kill the youngster's burro.

While traveling on the trail Gene sees a man killed. Later he discovers the killer is known as the Black Rider has been terrorizing a local town since a recent court case. Gene quickly discovers the Black Rider intends to add him to the growing list of victims.

A young lad decides a life of an outlaw is more exciting than day to day living. Things become complicated when Gene tries to teach the boy a lesson. Instead they are confused for real outlaws by the local authorities and a life and death situation quickly develops.

Gene and his pal Pat help a wounded rancher and learn that the man's son-in-law is suspected of the shooting.

Gene encounters a young boy hiding in a barn. He takes the lad in and soon discovers the boy is searching for his father, a supposed local rancher. It soon turns out his father has turned to a life of crime to survive.

Gene and Pat are visiting Peaceful Mesa when they get caught up in a gun battle, as the dust settles they discover there is a three cornered argument about the inheritance of a ranch

Gene purchases a new horse which is then used by a gang of bank robbers to make good their escape. Gene sets out on the twin mission of retrieving his horse and capture the bank robbers.

Gene teams up with a local sheriff to try and track down the man responsible for the death of a mutual friend. Things become strained when they cross a county line and meet with a sheriff who is less than helpful and completely unsympathetic to their mission.

Gene gets involved in the search for a race horse thats gone wild. The situation becomes complicated when the same horse might be responsible for a number of recent deaths in the area.

Gene encounters a cowboy who tries to rob him. The man dies after he steals Gene's horse and falls. On his body Gene finds a cryptic note about events in a nearby town. On investigating he discovers a strange series of events surrounding the potential of water in the area.

Gene is acting as the sheriff of Santa Rosa while the are is being hit by a mysterious gang of horse rustlers. The townsfolk have many theories about who is responsible and it is up to Gene to solve the case before innocent people get hurt.

Gene Autry is under pressure to sell a piece of land he needs for a water supply. The buyer turns to some dubious practices to try and convince Autry to sell.

Gene is asked to try and solve a series of payroll holdups that threaten to stop construction of a much needed dam in the area. Things become complicated when a young woman comes to town to meet the man she will marry.

To catch a thief, Gene poses as an outlaw, but discovers things are a lot more complicated then he first thought. A blond and a sheriff may make things more difficult.