Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Sep 5, 1935

1h 1m

★ 6.2

The Screen's New Singing Cowboy Star

Overview

Traveling with Doc Parker's medicine show, Gene finds his old friend Harry Brooks wounded and the Sheriff after him for murdering his father. Gene also sees that Craven and his gang are looking for Brooks. Finding clues that Craven was behind the murder, Gene has a plan utilizing the medicine show wagon that will trap the gang.

Genres

Western

Music

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Gene Autry

Smiley

Smiley Burnette

Dr. Parker

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Jerry

Lucile Browne

Janet Brooks

Norma Taylor

Barney Craven

Edward Hearn

Eightball

Eugene Jackson

McWade

Jack Rockwell

Henchman Connors

George Chesebro

Shorty

Frankie Marvin

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