breaking her wild mustangs and selling them to Caldwell. Gene sends El Diablo back to the herd to help control it, and while the horse fights with a pinto for leadership of the herd, Gene rushes to Ford's house and prevents him from signing a contract with Caldwell. Ford agrees to race twenty of his horses against twenty of Gene's horses, with the winner getting the contract. During the next few days, Gene and his men spend long hours breaking and training the wild mustangs. One night, Ford's men free the horses from their corral, leaving only El Diablo and four other horses. Ford also captures the pinto (El Diablo's nemesis) and paints it to resemble a thoroughbred. Undaunted by the loss of his horses, Gene still enters the race with El Diablo. As the race begins, Ford's men quickly cheat their way into first place. Ford is in the lead and switches to the painted pinto during the final stretch. Angered by the presence of his pinto rival, El Diablo catches up and carries Gene to victory. After the race, Gene exposes Ford's trick, and Frog reveals that he found Butch on the trail with Dolores' money. After Butch confesses that Ford was behind the scheme, the men are taken away. Sometime later, riders at the Pony Express station sing a song to congratulate Gene and Dolores on their recent marriage. Cast Gene Autry as Gene Autry Ann Rutherford as Dolores Moreno Smiley Burnette as Frog LeRoy Mason as Matt Ford Champion as Gene Autry's Horse Raymond Brown as Caldwell Ken Cooper as Henchman Slim Tracy Layne as Henchman Butch Robert McKenzie as Marshal John Hawkins Laura Puente as Dancer Production Stunts Ken Cooper Joe Yrigoyen Filming locations Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA Olancha Dunes, Olancha, California, USA Whitney Portal Road, Lone Pine Creek Canyon, Lone Pine, California, USA Soundtrack "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" (Traditional) played during the opening credits "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" (Traditional) by Gene Autry and Cowboys "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" (Traditional) by Gene Autry, Artie Ortego, and others at the end "La Cucaracha" (Traditional Spanish folk song) by a band at the ranch and danced by Laura Puente "Don Juan of Sevillio" (Sam H. Stept, Oliver Drake) by Smiley Burnette and others at the ranch "Chiquita" (Sam H. Stept, Oliver Drake) by Gene Autry (vocal and guitar) "When