Saddle Pals (1947)

Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Irving Bacon, Damian O'Flynn, Charles Arnt ... see more  , Jean van de Velde , Tom London , Charles Williams , Francis McDonald , George Chandler , Edward Gargan , The Cass County Boys , Sam Ash , Gene Autry , Paul E. Burns , Maurice Cass , John Day , Joel Friedkin , Neal Hart , Nolan Leary , LeRoy Mason , Edward Peil Sr. , Carl Sepulveda , Larry Steers , Minerva Urecal , Joe Yrigoyen , Frank O'Connor , Robert Burns , James Carlisle , Champion Jr. , John S. Roberts , Frank Henry , Bert Dodson , Fred S. Martin

Saddle Pals hits a new low for Gene Autry's postwar Republic westerns, containing literally no action at all. Autry is drawn into the plot when he's given power of attorney in a property settlement in... read more volving his old pal (Sterling Holloway) and a gang of land swindlers. The pal then goes on an extended vacation, leaving Autry to sort things out. Though he doesn't display the business acumen that would eventually transform him into a real-life billionaire, Autry does manage to figure out that the swindlers are up to something dishonest. One of the more curious aspects of the film is the casting of traditional comedy-relief actor Sterling Holloway as the plot catalyst; he looks almost as uncomfortable as Autry. Fortunately, Autry's movie career would take an upswing the following year when he switched his base of operations from Republic to Columbia. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi