Saddle Pals (film)

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Saddle Pals
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lesley Selander
Screenplay byRobert Creighton Williams
Jerry Sackheim
Story byDorrell McGowan
Stuart E. McGowan
Produced bySidney Picker
Starring Gene Autry
Lynne Roberts
Sterling Holloway
Irving Bacon
Damian O'Flynn
Charles Arnt
Cinematography Bud Thackery
Edited by Harry Keller
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • June 6, 1947 (1947-06-06)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Saddle Pals is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Robert Creighton Williams and Jerry Sackheim. The film stars Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Irving Bacon, Damian O'Flynn and Charles Arnt. [1] [2] [3] The film was released on June 6, 1947, by Republic Pictures.

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