''Saddle Serenade'' is a 1945 American

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film directed by Oliver Drake and written by

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. The film stars

Jimmy Wakely James Clarence Wakely (February 16, 1914 – September 23, 1982) was an American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several B-Western ...

, Lee "Lasses" White, John James, Nancy Brinckman,

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and Claire James. The film was released on August 11, 1945, by

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Plot

A group of tourists heading for a stay at a

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are ambushed by bandits that leads to the murder of a deputy marshal and an international jewel smuggling ring. Jimmy Wakely is there for the shootin', the singin' and the solvin' of the mystery.

Cast

as Jimmy Wakely * Lee "Lasses" White as Lasses *John James as Dusty Smith *Nancy Brinckman as Doris Rogers *

as Roy Williams *Claire James as Brenda Ames *Pat Gleason as Vaughn *Kay Deslys as Fanny Vandercoop *Roy Butler as Sheriff Hawkins *

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as Guitar Player

Songs

* '' Cool Water'' Written by Bob Nolan * ''Stay Away From My Door'' Written by Jimmy Wakely and Oliver Drake
* ''Saddle Serenade'' Written by Jimmy Wakely
All performed by Jimmy Wakely and the Riders of the Purple Sage *''I've Got Nuggets In My Pocket'' Performed by Jimmy Wakely and Lee 'Lasses' White
* ''Saddle Pals'' Written and sung by Jimmy Wakely
*''Chiquita'' Written by Sam H. Stept
*''I'll Be A Cowboy 'Till I Die'' Written by

References

External links

* {{Oliver Drake 1945 films American Western (genre) films 1945 Western (genre) films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Oliver Drake American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language Western (genre) films Films scored by Frank Sanucci