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Beyond the Purple Hills is a 1950 American Western film directed by John English and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Gene Autry, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe, James Millican, Don Reynolds and Hugh O'Brian. The film was released on July 25, 1950, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]

Beyond the Purple Hills
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John English
Written by	Norman S. Hall
Produced by	Armand Schaefer
Starring	Gene Autry Jo-Carroll Dennison Don Beddoe James Millican Don Reynolds Hugh O'Brian
Cinematography	William Bradford
Edited by	Richard Fantl
Production company	Gene Autry Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 25, 1950 (1950-07-25)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

When a bank robbery results in the death of the sheriff, Judge Beaumont (Roy Gordon) asks horse trainer Gene Autry (Gene Autry) to take the sheriff's place. Gene, who has helped Beaumont deal with his fractious son, Jack (Hugh O'Brian), agrees. Beaumont then reveals that he wants to rewrite his will to leave Jack out, prompting a fight between father and son. When the judge is murdered soon after, Gene is forced to arrest Jack, despite not believing that he is guilty.

Cast

• Gene Autry as Gene Autry
• Jo-Carroll Dennison as Mollie Rayburn
• Don Beddoe as Amos Rayburn
• James Millican as Rocky Morgan
• Don Reynolds as Chip Beaumont
• Hugh O'Brian as Jack Beaumont
• Roy Gordon as Judge Beaumont
• Harry Harvey Sr. as Sheriff Whiteside
• Pat Buttram as Mike Rawley
• Gregg Barton as Ross Pardee
• Robert J. Wilke as Jim Connors
• Ralph Peters as Tim
• Frank Ellis as Corey
• John Cliff as Dave Miller
• Sandy Sanders as Doghouse
• Frankie Marvin as Marty
• Boyd Stockman as Ed
• Maudie Prickett as Aggie
• Champion as Champ

References

External links

• Beyond the Purple Hills at IMDb

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