Down Mexico Way 83 years old
TOPS EVERY OTHER AUTRY HIT - Gene in his most likeable role...more songs...more thrills...more beautiful senoritas...a glamorous screen production that gives the most in entertainment and fun!
Like 1940's Melody Ranch, the 1941 Gene Autry vehicle Down Mexico Way was designed as a "special", to be promoted separately from Autry's regular B-western series as an A-picture attraction. The story gets under way when a pair of con artists, Gibson (Sidney Blackmer) and Allen (Joe Sawyer), breeze into the town of Sage City claiming to be movie producers. The two scoundrels promise to film a movie in the little burg on the condition that the townsfolk pony up the necessary production fees.
Credits
Down Mexico Way Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sidney Blackmer He was 46, 78 years old when he died | as Ellery Gibson |
| Paul Fix He was 40, 82 years old when he died | as Henchman Davis |
| Smiley Burnette He was 30, 55 years old when he died | as Frog |
| Murray Alper He was 37, 80 years old when he died | as Flood |
| Gene Autry He was 34, 91 years old when he died | as Gene Autry |
| Duncan Renaldo He was 37, 76 years old when he died | as Juan |
| Andrew Tombes He was 56, 90 years old when he died | as Mayor Tubbs |
| Joe Sawyer He was 35, 75 years old when he died | as Allen |
| Harold Huber He was 31, 49 years old when he died | as Pancho Grande |
| Fay McKenzie She was 23, 101 years old when she died | as Maria Elena Alvarado |
| Thornton Edwards He was 47, 93 years old when he died | as Rurale Captain Rodriguez |
| Julian Rivero He was 51, 85 years old when he died | as Don Carlos Alvarado |
| Ruth Robinson She was 21, 46 years old when she died | as Mercedes |
| Arthur Loft He was 44, 49 years old when he died | as Homer Gerard |
Down Mexico Way Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jack A. Marta as Director of Photography. He was 38 (88) years old when He died | Camera |
| Mort Glickman as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (54) years old when He died | Sound |
| Albert Duffy as Screenplay. | Writing |
| Murray Seldeen as Editorial Services. He was 36 (83) years old when He died | Editing |
| Al Wilson as Production Manager. He was 35 (30) years old when He died | Production |
| Joseph Santley as Director. He was 52 (82) years old when He died | Directing |
| Dorrell McGowan as Story. He was 41 (97) years old when He died | Writing |
| Stuart E. McGowan as Story. He was 37 (95) years old when He died | Writing |
| Olive Cooper as Screenplay. She was 49 (95) years old when She died | Writing |
| Ralph Oberg as Art Direction. He was 42 (61) years old when He died | Art |
Down Mexico Way (83 years)
TOPS EVERY OTHER AUTRY HIT - Gene in his most likeable role...more songs...more thrills...more beautiful senoritas...a glamorous screen production that gives the most in entertainment and fun!
- Release day: Wednesday, October 15, 1941
- Runtime: 54 minutes