Presenting.....Gene Autry: Baseball

Gene Autry is an American icon whose career influenced entertainment in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He became a successful businessman in broadcasting and baseball later in life. In the late 1980s, Gene Autry and his sidekick pal Pat Buttram hosted The Nashville Network (TNN) television series "Melody Ranch Theater" where they introduced their movies and offered anecdotes about the Westerns and the people in them. With a total of 91 episodes that included several guests from Western films and music, Gene and Pat's conversations covered a variety of topics. Gene Autry Entertainment has reviewed this treasure trove of firsthand, personal accounts on film making, music, horses, baseball, rodeos, and more and created the "Presenting….. Gene Autry" series with episodes on specific subjects from Gene Autry's life and career.
PRESENTING.....GENE AUTRY EPISODE 3: "BASEBALL" (12:35)
In this episode, Gene Autry talks with Pat Buttram about baseball including his MLB team the California Angels. Gene and Pat have an unlikely special guest to chat about baseball, Roy Rogers!
0:10 Melody Ranch Theater "Guns and Guitars" - 1988
Writing a book on the baseball team
Photo - California Angels Team Photo, 1985.
1:22 Melody Ranch Theater "Mexicali Rose" - 1987
The Angels are a great group of people
Movie Clip - “Mexicali Rose” (1939) - Gene throws a grenade.
Photo - Movie publicity still, Gene Autry, circa 1937.
Photo - Publicity still, Gene Autry, circa 1939.
Photo - Publicity still, Gene Autry, circa 1941.
3:20 Melody Ranch Theater "The Last Round-Up" - 1987
Pat pitching and Dizzy Dean
Movie Clip - “The Last Round-Up” (1947), Robert “Bobby” Blake (age 14)
Photo - Gene Autry, circa 1988.
Photo - Gene Autry, 1998.
5:35 Melody Ranch Theater "Prairie Moon" - 1987
Autographing baseballs
Photo - Gene Autry British Isles Tour, 1939.
Photo - Movie publicity still, Gene Autry, circa 1949.
Photo - Gene Autry Rodeo Tour, circa 1953.
8:41 Melody Ranch Theater "The Singing Cowboy" - 1987
A child is a fan for life
Photo - Movie Theater Marquee “Gold Mine in the Sky”, 1938.
Photo - Movie Theater Marquee “South of the Border”, 1939.
Photo - Movie Theater Marquee “Texans Never Cry”, 1951.
11:26 Melody Ranch Theater "Home on the Prairie" - 1988
Riverfront Stadium built on Roy Roger's birthplace
ABOUT THE NASHVILLE NETWORK (TNN) SERIES "MELODY RANCH THEATER" The program featured Gene Autry's classic B Western movies, cut down for television, with original opening and closing segments with America's favorite singing cowboy and his comedic sidekick Pat Buttram reminiscing about the making of the movies and events in the industry at the time. Guests also visited with Gene and Pat, including Pee Wee King, George Sherman, Ann Rutherford, and Roy Rogers. A total of 91 episodes were made and The Nashville Network received some of its highest ratings with "Melody Ranch Theater." In 2001, after a yearlong search, these conversations, known as wraparounds, were found and restored by Gene Autry Entertainment. Each film's wraparounds can be seen on the DVD releases as bonus material. Read more: www.geneautry.....
ABOUT GENE AUTRY ENTERTAINMENT Gene Autry Entertainment is dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and promotion of Gene's music, films, radio, and television programs so that future generations may know and enjoy the work of America's Favorite Singing Cowboy, Gene Autry. Gene Autry Entertainment is run by the estate of Gene Autry and located in Los Angeles, California. Visit Gene Autry's Official website at: www.geneautry.com
Presenting.....Gene Autry "Baseball" EP-003GAB
Running time: 12:35
Produced by Karla Buhlman, Bob Fisher, and Maxine Hansen
© Autry Qualified Interest Trust
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Buy the official Gene Autry biography “Public Cowboy No. 1 The Life and Times of Gene Autry” by Holly George-Warren here: www.geneautry....

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

LOVE PAT BUTTRAM WITH ALL MY HEART

[@timothyforsythe3155]

Pat Buttram was extra funny as Mr. Haney on Green Acres lol. Gene was the best cowboy actor of the golden era.

[@davidrice3337]

I wish I had a Gene Autry autograph - I'm not autograph guy - I've met lots of famous people thru the racehorse industry - but Gene is different -
Gene Autry has a fan here in the stable yard on the backside of Churchill Downs

[@jerryicallsouthtexashome]

Gene and Roy. That was awesome

[@pacmult]

More of them together in future episodes.

[@jerryicallsouthtexashome]

@@pacmult cool. I'm only 47. So I got to watch Gene, Pat and Smily starting about 10 years ago. I wasn't blessed to see him, when I was a kid.

[@pacmult]

@@jerryicallsouthtexashome Well fortunately you have 91 movies and 5 seasons of TV to catch up on!!! Enjoy!!

[@jerryicallsouthtexashome]

@@pacmult thank you. My favorite movies are with Frog Milhouse, Tadpole and later Gail Davis.
Have a great evening.

[@johnrogan9420]

What were Gene's playing days like?

[@user-ek4wh6hh1r]

what program is that

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

👏😉