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    • Sep 30, 1936
    "Ride, Ranger, Ride" debuts in theaters, with Gene Autry starring as a Texas ranger, trying to protect an Army wagon train under siege. Also on the bill: his usual companion Smiley Burnette
    Oct 16, 1936
    The western "Hopalong Cassidy Returns" has its debut, with the film's hero investigating the murder of a miner. "Back In The Saddle Again" songwriter Ray Whitley has a minor part in the picture
    Nov 14, 1936
    The Dick Foran Pony Express movie "California Mail" debuts with Roy Rogers and The Sons Of The Pioneers contributing to the musical soundtrack
    Nov 16, 1936
    "The Big Show" opens in American theaters, with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. Set in Dallas, it also features The Sons Of The Pioneers, The Light Crust Doughboys, Elton Britt, Frankie Marvin and The Beverly Hill Billies
    Nov 22, 1936
    "Song Of The Gringo" opens, with Tex Ritter in his first starring movie role. It features him performing his trademark song "Rye Whiskey"
    Dec 11, 1936
    "Banjo On My Knee," starring Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan and Buddy Ebsen, debuts in theaters. It includes a bit role for guitarist Floyd "Salty" Holmes, who played the previous year on Patsy Montana's "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
    Dec 20, 1936
    Tex Ritter's second movie, "Headin' For The Rio Grande," opens. Ritter is tasked with breaking up a ring of Mafia-like cattle rustlers
    Dec 21, 1936
    "The Old Corral" debuts in theaters with Gene Autry portraying a southwestern sheriff who falls for a Chicago nightclub singer. Also in the movie: Smiley Burnette, Lon Chaney Jr. and The Sons Of The Pioneers, featuring Roy Rogers
    Jan 2, 1937
    Tex Ritter begins filming the movie "Trouble In Texas"
    Jan 30, 1937
    Tex Ritter's third movie, "Arizona Days," opens. The Prairie Ramblers' Floyd "Salty" Holmes appears on-screen, playing harmonica



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