Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch – Murdering Art Richards. ep95

Image of a cowboy on horseback herding cattle in a field, with a Herding Dog.
Cowboy Herding Cattle with Herding Dog. "Used with permission from Microsoft."

The opening songs are:

  • I Got Spurs that Jigle Jangle Jingle.
  • If You Love Me Half As Much As I Love You.

In the bunkhouse, Gene talks with Pat Buttram about the food being served. Gene sings, Red River Valley.

Johnny wishes he could get his name in the paper, and be as famous as Gen. Going into flashback, Gene has to recount the unpleasant circumstances surrounding the last name his jame was in print. Art Richards has been killed, and circumstantial evidence points dirrectlhy to Gene. Facing hostility from a brother, and being locked up in jail, all hope seems lost for Gene. Can he persuade the jailer to look the other way, and let him out? If only Gene could have a few hours on the outside, he knows he can debunk the phoney evidence.

Gene gets his chance, and does his own investigation. Listen and learn how he poked holes in all the air tight To wrap up, Gene sings, Nighttime in Nevada. evidence against him.