Cinema Retro has received the following press release from Shout! Factory:
Los
Angeles – April 20, 2020 – Back in the saddle again! America’s
favorite singing cowboy Gene Autry heads to streaming for the first time ever
with the launch of the Gene Autry film and television library on Shout! Factory
TV May 1. The streaming service will release its first collection from Gene
Autry’s personal archive, with the streaming debut of fully restored feature
films South of the Border, Gaucho Serenade, Melody Ranch, The Strawberry Roan and
Blue Canadian Rockies.
He was the silver screen’s first singing cowboy and is
credited with creating the genre of the musical Western. As the star of 89
feature films and a television series, Autry brings music, comedy and action to
each of his roles from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Now available to stream for
the first time, Gene Autry’s rollicking big-screen adventures and unforgettable
tunes are presented in these Western classics, fully restored and uncut from
Autry’s personal film archives.
Shout! Factory TV has worked closely with Gene Autry
Entertainment to curate monthly releases of Autry content. Coming June 1 will
be Public Cowboy No. 1, In Old Monterey, Rovin’ Tumbleweeds, Ridin’ on a
Rainbow, and Sioux City Sue.
The Gene Autry film and TV archive will be available for
streaming on demand across Shout! Factory TV platforms, on ShoutFactoryTV.com;
Shout! Factory TV’s Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Android apps; and on
various Shout! Factory TV branded channels including Tubi, Amazon Prime Video
Direct, Amazon Channels, and the Roku Channel.
Additionally, on the last Wednesday of every month, Gene
Autry films will stream on Shout! Factory TV’s linear channel. The stream
can be viewed on ShoutFactoryTV.com;
Shout! Factory TV’s Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Android apps; and the
following digital streaming platforms: Twitch, Redbox, Samsung TV Plus, Comcast
Xfinity, XUMO, and STIRR.
One of the most influential performers in American pop
culture, Gene Autry is the only entertainer with all five stars on Hollywood's
Walk of Fame, one each for Radio, Recording, Motion Pictures, Television and
Live Performance. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Autry built
a media empire, thanks to his box-office smash musical Westerns, cross-country
rodeo tours and a diverse music career that included the million-selling hit
Christmas classic ‘Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.’