Riders of the Whistling Pines
Riders of the Whistling Pines
While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.
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Cast
Sandy Sanders
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Patricia Barry
as Helen Carter
Harry Cheshire
as Dr. Daniel Chadwick
Lane Chandler
as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
as Rancher (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited)
Jimmy Lloyd
as Joe Lucas
Douglass Dumbrille
as Henry Mitchell
Britt Wood
as Rancher Smith (uncredited)
Champion
as Champion
Loie Bridge
as Loie Weaver (uncredited)
Gene Autry
as Gene Autry
Leon Weaver
as Abner Weaver
Virginia Carroll
as Townswoman at Hearing (uncredited)
Al Thompson
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Dr. Farley (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
as Charles Carter (uncredited)
Damian O'Flynn
as Bill Wright
Clayton Moore
as Henchman Pete
Roy Gordon
as Supt. John Hoaglund (uncredited)