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    • Jul 5, 1953
    Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette rally against a monopolistic Old West supply store in the debut of "Pack Train." Steel guitarist Frankie Marvin has a minor role as well
    Aug 5, 1953
    Rex Allen investigates diamond smugglers in the Old West, as the western movie "Down Laredo Way" appears in theaters. Clayton Moore, known for his role as "The Lone Ranger," has a secondary part
    Aug 5, 1953
    The movie "From Here To Eternity" premieres, with cast member Merle Travis performing "Re-Enlistment Blues" and appearing in several scenes. The picture, starring Burt Lancaster, inspires the 1997 Michael Peterson hit of the same name
    Aug 9, 1953
    "Old American Barndance" airs on TV's Dumas network for the last time, after just six weeks in its Sunday night time slot. Tennessee Ernie Ford and Pee Wee King are regulars on the program
    Sep 20, 1953
    Gene Autry performs the Stephen Foster classic "Beautiful Dreamer" in the debut of "Saginaw Trail." The script requires Autry and sidekick Smiley Burnette to keep restless Indians from attacking a settlement
    Sep 28, 1953
    The western "Shadows Of Tombstone" debuts in movie theaters, with Rex Allen and his ever-present sidekick Slim Pickens
    Oct 1, 1953
    The Alan Ladd western "Shane" debuts in theaters. The picture will be referenced in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Nov 3, 1953
    Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette both perform in the debut of "Last Of The Pony Riders," a western built around the Pony Express. It's the last movie to feature Autry as a singing cowboy
    Dec 15, 1953
    Rex Allen portrays a marshal in a dispute over oil as the western "Red River Shore" debuts in theaters
    Feb 10, 1954
    "Phantom Stallion" debuts in theaters, with Rex Allen and Slim Pickens starring. It's considered the last of the singing-cowboy westerns



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