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Down Mexico Way is a 1941 American western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie.Based on a story by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who comes to the aid of the townspeople of Sage City who are victims of a nefarious scam.
Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 Paramount Pictures film directed by Joseph Santley about five actors and dancers putting on a show while living in a theatre. It is adapted from a novel of the same name written by Dorothy Young, which itself is based loosely on her own life. [1]
"South of the Border Down Mexico Way" is a popular song describing a trip to Mexico, written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. It was originally released in 1939 , with many versions following, including one for the film of the same name sung by star Gene Autry .
Film critic Dennis Schwartz panned the film, writing, "A failure in every possible way. Joseph Santley flatly directs this film noir adapted from Virginia Perdue's novel He Fell Down Dead. The script by writers C. Graham Baker and Whitman Chambers was lacking credibility. The acting was hammy and unconvincing.
Between 1941 and 1942, Fay McKenzie appeared as the leading lady in five Gene Autry films: Down Mexico Way (1941), Sierra Sue (1941), Cowboy Serenade (1942), Heart of the Rio Grande (1942), and Home in Wyomin' (1942). [4] She would later remember Autry with fondness, "Gene was a bright and marvelous man, a joy and inspiration to work with.
Here Comes Elmer is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Stanley Davis and Jack Townley.The film stars Al Pearce, Dale Evans, Frank Albertson, Gloria Stuart, Wally Vernon and Nick Cockrane.
English A Tragedy at Midnight is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn . The film stars John Howard , Margaret Lindsay , Roscoe Karns , Mona Barrie , Keye Luke and Hobart Cavanaugh .
English Two Bright Boys is a 1939 American drama film directed by Joseph Santley , written by Val Burton and Edmund Hartmann , and starring Jackie Cooper , Freddie Bartholomew , Alan Dinehart , Melville Cooper , Dorothy Peterson and J. M. Kerrigan .