This is the first Gene Autry movie I've seen - I decided to give it a look seeing that it was paired with another movie I bought on DVD, and that it also had Roy Rogers, the other singing cowboy. In some ways, it is a strange movie. It takes place in a world that has gasoline-powered vehicles and other modern (for the time) conveniences, but at the same time it has cowboys on horseback acting like they are living in a world several decades in the past! There are other laughable parts in the movie, like really bad back screen projection and tires that screech on dirt roads. But most of the movie is pretty dull in nature. Even though the movie runs less than an hour, it is extremely padded, when more time should have been given to develop the story properly (among other script screw-ups, it never properly introduces the female heroine at the beginning.) As for the (expected) songs, most of them sound alike, and won't stick in your head for a second after they're finished. If you grew up with Gene Autry westerns and are feeling nostalgic, I recommend that you keep your rosy memories and not shatter them by revisiting this movie.

Chicago gangsters arrive in town in their limousine looking for songstress Eleanore Spenser(Hope Manning). They want to silence the songbird, because she can finger them for murder. Local sheriff Autry will do his best to straighten things out. Deputy Frog Millhouse(Smiley Burnette)tries to find a safe place to hide the singer; while Gene is rounding up the singing O'Keefe brothers(Sons of the Pioneers), who were previously arrested and released to help in taking on the gangsters and run them out of Turquoise City.There is always time for song during an Autry flick: Eleanore will sing "With All My Heart", "Sons of the Pioneers" will vocalize on "Down Along the Rio Grande" and Gene will sing "Money Ain't No Use Anyhow" and the title song "Old Corral". Note that another singing cowboy Roy Rogers is a member of the Sons of the Pioneers. Also in the cast: Lon Chaney, Jr., John Bradford, Charles Sullivan and Merrill McCormick.

It is fun to watch this old movie and see a young Roy Rogers as well as Gene Autry. Sure, by today's standards it is corny, but that is a lot of the fun. Plus, it is a history lesson of autos and buses of the time. I like to guess where the outdoor scenes were done. Looks like some Lone Pine background in much of it. The music is uncomplicated and harmonic whichseems unappreciated today. Another fun aspect of this era of Westerns is the blending of "modern" technology with the old west. A curious technical "error" can be seen when the brothers are behind bars in jail with their guns on.

This is a good Gene Autry movie.This movie has a young Roy Rogers in it.He plays a good (bad) character.He is part of a singing group called " The O'keefe Brothers" (The Son's of the Pioneers) and they provide some very good songs in the movie.Gene and Hope Manning also sing some songs.It has a pretty good plot to it as well.Smiley Burnett displays his musical ability and his comedy ability.It has a very short fight scene between Gene and Roy(guess who wins?).All in all an enjoyable movie.