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The Big Show
“A Roundup of action actually filmed at the Texas Centennial!”
4.7 / 10• 1936• 1h 11m•NR• English
ActionDramaMusicRomanceWestern
Storyline
At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double. When cowboy star Tom Ford disappears, Wilson gets his double Gene Autry to impersonate him. But Ford owes gangster Rico $10,000 and Rico arrives to collect. He fails to get the money but learns that Autry is an impersonator and now blackmails Wilson and his movie studio. Original version runs 71 minutes, edited version runs 59 minutes.
Cast & Crew
Gene Autry
Gene Autry/Tom Ford
Lead
Smiley Burnette
Frog
Kay Hughes
Marion Hill
Sally Payne
Toodles Brown
William Newman
Lee Wilson
Max Terhune
Ventriloquist
Charles Judels
Swartz - Studio Head
Champion
Champion - Studio Horse
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mack V. Wright's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Big Show is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
