Description

The Big Show is a 1936 American Western (genre) musical film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring Gene Autry, Kay Hughes, and Smiley Burnette. Written by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double at the Texas Centennial in Dallas. Roy Rogers appears in the film as one of the Sons of the Pioneers.

Cast

• Gene Autry as Gene Autry / Tom Ford
• Smiley Burnette as Frog
• Kay Hughes as Marion Hill
• Sally Payne as Toodles Brown
• William Newell as Lee Wilson
• Max Terhune as Ventriloquist
• Charles Judels as Swartz, the studio head
• Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians
• The Jones Boys as Singers
• The Beverly Hill Billies as Musicians
• The Light Crust Dough Boys as Musicians
• Champion as Champion, the studio horse
• Rex King as Fred Collins
• Harry Worth as Tony Rico
• Mary Russell as Mary
• Christine Maple as Miss Van Every, Ford’s Fiancee
• Jerry Larkin as Henchman Blackie
• Jack O’Shea as Henchman Joe
• Wedgwood Nowell as Movie Director
• Antrim Short as Studio Assistant
• June Johnson as Studio Secretary
• Grace Durkin as Studio Girl

Soundtrack

• “The Martins and the Coys” (Ted Weems and Al Cameron) by Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and The Beverly Hill Billies
• “Travelin’ Along” by The Light Crust Dough Boys
• “Mad About You” (Sam H. Stept and Ted Koehler) by Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
• “Oh! Susanna” (Stephen Foster) played at the Texas Centennial
• “Ride, Ranger, Ride” (Tim Spencer) by the marching Texas Rangers
• “Lady Known as Lulu” (Sam H. Stept and Ned Washington) by The Jones Boys
• “Wild and Wooly West” by Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Sally Payne, Sons of the Pioneers, and Max Terhune (through his dummy)
• “Nobody’s Darlin’ But Mine” (Jimmie Davis) by Gene Autry and Sons of the Pioneers
• “Roll, Wagons, Roll” (Tim Spencer and Carl Winge) by Sons of the Pioneers
• “Ole Faithful” (Michael Carr and Hamilton Kennedy) by Gene Autry