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Reminiscing with Gene Autry and Pat Buttram at the "Melody Ranch Theater"; Excerpts from the original "Melody Ranch Radio Show"; Original theatrical trailers; Production and publicity stills; Poster and lobby card art; Original press kit material
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1. Main Title; Can't Shake the Sands of Texas From My Shoes [3:28]
2. A Nice Lovable Character [6:58]
3. Moving In [4:40]
4. There's a Rainbow on the Rio Colorado [3:49]
5. Randy's Friends [6:58]
6. The Race [7:29]
7. New Mexico Military Institute [6:54]
8. Scuffle at the Crazy Q [3:45]
9. The Honey Song [1:55]
10. The Wrong Attitude [5:34]
11. Holding a Grudge [2:34]
12. The Fatal Blow [8:19]
13. A Rock and a Hard Place [7:01]
14. Evening Out the Odds [1:27]
Not quite as memorable as his previous Riders in the Sky, Gene Autry's Sons of New Mexico is still well up to the star's standard. This time, Gene tries to reform Randy Pryor, a would-be juvenile delinquent, played by Autry-protégé Dick Jones (who later starred in the Autry-produced TV series Range Rider and Buffalo Bill Jr). To this end, Pryor is enrolled at the New Mexico Military Institute, where much of this film was lensed. The kid chafes at the school's regimen and escapes, heading back to his criminal mentor Pat Feeney (Robert Armstrong). Eventually, however, Pryor sees the light, and helps Autry bring Feeney to justice. Featured in the cast is another Gene Autry contractee, Gail Davis, who went on to star as TV's Annie Oakley. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide