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
Patricia Barry
as Helen Carter
Gene Autry
as Gene Autry
Leon Weaver
as Abner Weaver
Al Thompson
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Dr. Farley (uncredited)
Jimmy Lloyd
as Joe Lucas
Lane Chandler
as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Britt Wood
as Rancher Smith (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited)
Champion
as Champion
Jason Robards Sr.
as Charles Carter (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
as Henry Mitchell
Nolan Leary
as Rancher (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
Damian O'Flynn
as Bill Wright
Clayton Moore
as Henchman Pete
Loie Bridge
as Loie Weaver (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
as Townswoman at Hearing (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
as Supt. John Hoaglund (uncredited)
Sandy Sanders
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
as Dr. Daniel Chadwick