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    • Feb 8, 1944
    The Tex Ritter western "Cowboy Canteen" opens in movie theaters, with appearances by The Mills Brothers, Jimmy Wakely, Marilyn Tuttle and Roy Acuff, who performs "Night Train To Memphis"
    Feb 8, 1944
    Republic Pictures notifies Gene Autry it intends to continue operating with his pre-war contract once he concludes his enlistment with the Army. The two sides feud over the deal--in offices, in the papers and in court--for the next three years
    Feb 19, 1944
    A Joe E. Brown comedy, "Casanova In Burlesque," opens in movie theaters with Dale Evans in a supporting role
    Mar 4, 1944
    Buster Crabbe stars with the debut of the western "Frontier Outlaws," featuring singing cowboy Tex Williams
    Mar 15, 1944
    "Jamboree," featuring Ernest Tubb singing "Walking The Floor Over You" and "You Nearly Lose Your Mind," makes its theater debut
    Mar 17, 1944
    The Broadway smash "Knickerbocker Holiday" makes its debut as a feature film, starring Nelson Eddy. The picture includes "September Song," re-tooled as a country hit more than three decades later by Willie Nelson
    Mar 17, 1944
    Tex Ritter stars in the debut of "Oklahoma Raiders." Appearing in minor roles: Johnny Bond and Wesley Tuttle
    Mar 18, 1944
    "Ridin' West" debuts in movie theaters, starring Charles Starrett, Ernest Tubb, Lloyd Bridges, Johnny Bond and Wesley Tuttle
    Mar 23, 1944
    Jimmy Wakely and Foy Willing are musical ranch hands in the debut of the Charles Starrett picture "Sundown Valley"
    Apr 13, 1944
    The movie "Buffalo Bill," with Joel McCrea in the starring role, debuts in Los Angeles. One of its closing scenes inspires songwriter Larry Weiss to slip the line "Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo" into his 1970s song "Rhinestone Cowboy"



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