Song of the Sierras
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Song of the Sierras

LILITIN' SONGS! LIVELY ACTION!

8.0 / 10 1946 58mNR English
Western

Storyline

Jimmy Wakely wishes to sell to the government a group of wild mustangs which he has captured and trained for rancher Matt Blake. The competition is Flora Carter, the owner of a near-by ranch. The army colonel in charge decides to buy the winning horses of a cross-country race. Flora has her henchmen, led by Sam Phelps resort to foul means in order to try to win the race.

Cast & Crew

Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely

Lead
Lee 'Lasses' White

Lee 'Lasses' White

'Lasses' White

Jean Carlin

Jean Carlin

Mary Ann Blake

JB

Jack Baxley

Sheriff Ed Rawlins

WT

Wesley Tuttle

Wesley Tuttle

Iris Lancaster

Iris Lancaster

Flora Carter

Zon Murray

Zon Murray

Sam Phelps

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Rancher Matt Blake

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Oliver Drake's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Song of the Sierras is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker