Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)

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.

The movie Riders of the Whistling Pines, released in 1949, features 7 songs from artists like Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys, Gene Autry and the The Cass County Boys and The Pinafores and The Cass County Boys. What is your favorite song from Riders of the Whistling Pines?

Songs from Riders of the Whistling Pines

It's My Lazy Day

Toolie Oolie Doolie

Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys

Hair of Gold

Gene Autry and the The Cass County Boys and The Pinafores

Let's Go

Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys

Let's Go Roaming Around The Range

The Cass County Boys

Every Time I Feel The Spirit

Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys

Little Big Dry

Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys