''Blue Canadian Rockies'' is a 1952 American

western film The Western is a film genre defined by the American Film Institute as films which are "set in the American West that mbodythe spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier." Generally set in the American frontier between the Calif ...

directed by

George Archainbaud George Archainbaud (May 7, 1890 – February 20, 1959) was a French- American film and television director. Biography In the beginning of his career he worked on stage as an actor and manager. He came to the United States in January 1914, and ...

and starring

Gene Autry Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner, who largely gained fame by singing in a Crooner ...

. In the film Autry sang the song "Blue Canadian Rockies", written by

Cindy Walker Cindy Walker (July 20, 1917 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, country music singer, and dancer. She wrote many popular and enduring songs recorded by many artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, ofte ...

.A Century of Country: An Illustrated History of Country Music - Page 180 Robert K. Oermann - 1999 - She added a third superstar to her conquests when she began providing songs like "Silver Spurs" and "I Was Just Walking out the Door" to Autry. Walker's lovely "Blue Canadian Rockies" became the title tune to the singing cowboy's 1952 film. Autry had also sung the song in 1951's ''Gene Autry and The Mounties''.

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Gail Davis Gail Davis (born Betty Jeanne Grayson; October 5, 1925 – March 15, 1997) was an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television series '' Annie Oakley''. Life and career Early years The ...

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* 1952 films 1950s English-language films 1952 Western (genre) films Films directed by George Archainbaud Columbia Pictures films American Western (genre) films Films set in Canada American black-and-white films 1950s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-US-Western-film-stub