Enjoy Gene Autry films on Encore Westerns in May
Residents in Gene Autry, Okla., will be pleased to know that Encore Westerns will air classic Gene Autry films every Sunday in May.
Better yet, viewers can catch rebroadcasts of “The Gene Autry Show” at 3:30 p.m. weekdays on Encore Westerns (channel 202 on Cox Digital Cable, 342 on Dish Network, 529 on DirecTV, 940 on U-verse).
And as an added bonus, episodes of “Cheyenne” and “Maverick” will follow at 4 and 5 p.m. weekdays. James Garner, who was born in Norman, is featured in “Maverick” along with Roger Moore (Mr. Bond). Clint Walker stars as “Cheyenne.”
Here’s the lineup of Autry movies, which will air at 11 a.m. Sundays and encore the following Wednesdays at 11 a.m.:
•• May 3: “Saddle Pals” (1947) — Someone is trying to drive wealthy land owner Waldo Brooks into bankruptcy, and Gene is just the guy to expose the badguys.
•• May 10: “Gold Mine in the Sky” (1938) — As executor of the owner’s will, singing ranch foreman Gene must see that the daughter/heiress doesn’t marry without his approval.
•• May 17: “Winning of the West” (1953) — One of a bunch of gangsters trying to push the old protection racket on western ranchers turns out to be Gene’s younger brother.
•• May 24: “Silver Canyon” (1951) — During the Civil War, McQuarrie leads guerrilla raiders, Gene and Cougar serve as Union scouts stationed in Utah.
•• May 31: “Loaded Pistols” (1948) — Gene protects young Larry Evans, wrongly accused of murder, while trying to find the real badguys.
– Penny TV
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