Shooting High

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Gene Autry and Jane Withers in Shooting High (1940)

A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead. The grandson's friend scares the actor out of town so he can get the role.A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead. The grandson's friend scares the actor out of town so he can get the role.A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead. The grandson's friend scares the actor out of town so he can get the role.

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5.8/10

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Trivia
Jane Withers admired Gene Autry and asked her studio if she could appear in a movie with him. Withers was under contract to 20th Century Fox, and would not be allowed to work on a Republic picture. She was able to convince the studio to work out a deal so she could appear with Gene Autry, and this movie was the result.

Goofs
Pat O'Malley is credited as "Sam Pritchard" in the end credits, but he's only called Lem Pritchard.

Quotes
[first lines]
[Jane brings flowers to Wild Bill Carson's grave]
Jane Pritchard: Gosh, I wish I'da known Wild Bill.
Will Carson: You know, Janey, you're the first and only Pritchard to honor Granddad.
Jane Pritchard: Oh, why shouldn't I - he deserves it. Besides, I think it's just about time all this feuding stopped... and you could stop it if you were only half the man your Granddad was!

Connections
Featured in Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen (2007)

Soundtracks
Wanderers
(1937)
Music and Lyrics by Felix Bernard and Paul Francis Webster
Sung by Gene Autry (uncredited) and Jane Withers (uncredited)

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10/10

Shooting High With Amazing Talent

With a movie about making a movie you needed a talent pool and Twentieth Century Fox didn't disappoint. Gene Autry is in the middle of a family feud, facing America's favorite villain LeRoy Mason and in a love triangle with multi talented beauty Marjorie Weaver but his main nemesis is the actor played by Robert Lowery. Top billed Jane Withers well earned that coveted position as the spirited match maker. The man famous for the "double take" Jack Carson, Frank M. Thomas, and perennial victim Hobart Cavanaugh all played their roles to perfection. Great to see Kay Aldridge, George Chandler of Lassie fame and too many other talented actors to mention.