While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.
Directed by John English
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Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Champion
Champion
Patricia Barry
Helen Carter
Jimmy Lloyd
Joe Lucas
Douglass Dumbrille
Henry Mitchell
Damian O'Flynn
Bill Wright
Clayton Moore
Henchman Pete
Harry Cheshire
Dr. Daniel Chadwick
Leon Weaver
Abner Weaver
Jerry Scoggins
The Cass County Boys
Fred S. Martin
The Cass County Boys
Bert Dodson
The Cass County Boys
Beulah Kettle
The Pinafores
Ione Kettle
The Pinafores
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